Theme

resilience

Bindi

Meet 11-year-old Bindi. She’s not really into maths but LOVES art class and playing hockey. Her …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Kirli Saunders Illustrator: Dub Leffler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2020

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Mahtab’s Story

The vivid and compelling story of a young girl fleeing Afghanistan with her family and their journey…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Libby Gleeson Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008

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The Welcome to Country Handbook

The Welcome to Country Handbook by Professor Marcia Langton AO is your accessible introduction to …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Marcia Langton Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2023

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The Treasure Box

From picture-book creators Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood comes this celebration of things that …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2013

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Too Much Lip

Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent a lifetime avoiding two things – her hometown and prison…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Melissa Lucashenko Publisher: UQP Published year: 2018

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My Girragundji

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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Don’t Call Me Ishmael!

But that won't stop Ishmael and his intrepid band of misfits from taking on bullies, bugs, babes…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Michael Gerard Bauer Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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Away

One of the great Australian classics, Away opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

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Once

The gripping first instalment in Morris Gleitzman's multi-award-winning Felix series, followed by …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Morris Gleitzman Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2005

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The Boat

Brilliant, daring, and demonstrating a jaw-dropping versatility of voice and point of view, The …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Nam Le Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

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