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A Fortunate Life

Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a …

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: A.B. Facey Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 1981

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The shots were so close they seemed to explode inside Vithy's head. He threw himself to the ground …

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Allan Baillie Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1985

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Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Anh Do Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2011

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"In Acland Street, St Kilda, there stands a cafe called Scheherazade." Thus begins Arnold Zable’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Arnold Zable Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2001

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The sixth edition of Sometimes Gladness includes three indexes to enable readers to find suitable …

Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12, Year 9 Author: Bruce Dawe Publisher: Pearson Education Published year: 2006

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Thirty-one epic stories from Australia's award-winning author David Malouf. David Malouf's …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: David Malouf Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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A haunting fable-like story by the well-known musician and author, Eddie Ayres, about the power of …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Eddie Ayres Illustrator: Ronak Taher Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2018

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Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don't, or as we form …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1999

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The little-known story of Reg Saunders, the first Indigenous Australian to become an officer in the…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Hugh Dolan, Adrian Threlfall Publisher: NewSouth Books Published year: 2015

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The book that began the series that became the legend ... Somewhere out there Ellie and her …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: John Marsden Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 1993

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