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resilience

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe Illustrator: Mervyn Street Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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The Harp in the South

Amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of inner-city Surry Hills, money is …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1948

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The Red Tree

A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to …

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2001

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The Treasure Box

From two of our most talented picture-book creators comes this celebration of things that can't be …

Year: Primary, Year 2, Year 3 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2013

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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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This Is How We Change the Ending

Sixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He’s worried about a lot of …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Vikki Wakefield Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

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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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Two Wolves

Get ready for a wild adventure filled with moral dilemmas and tough choices; Tristan Bancks' Two …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tristan Bancks Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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Unpolished Gem

This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alice Pung Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2006

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