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This title is usually read by students in Years 9, 10 and above.
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14780
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60 classic Australian poems
Australian poets have a wonderful way with words and their poems bring to life the iconic Aussie characters and unforgettable landscapes that are part of our Australian heritage. This is a collection of ballads and poems by some familiar, and not so familiar, poets, accompanied by attractive pen and ink sketches. Includes an index of poets and first lines, as well as interesting notes about the writers. ISBN 9781741664140
Publisher Random House Australia Pty Ltd, 2009
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Cheng, Christopher (ed) & Rogers, Gregory (ill) |
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9267
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Among ants, between bees
An anthology covering a wide range of human experiences. ISBN 9780732948412
Publisher Pan MacMillan, 1998
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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McFarlane, Peter |
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15
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Anna the goanna and other poems
A colourful, engaging picture book containing a collection of poems about living in an Aboriginal community. ISBN 9780855753443
Publisher Aboriginal Studies Press, 2000
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McDougall, Jill & Taylor, Jenny (ill) |
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593283
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Art of taxidermy, The
Lottie collects dead creatures and lovingly cares for them, hoping to preserve them, to save them from disintegration. Her father understands - Lottie has a scientific mind, he thinks. Her aunt wants it to stop, and she goes to cruel lengths to make sure it does. And her mother? Lottie's mother died long ago. And Lottie is searching for a way to be close to her. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9781925603743
Publisher Text Publishing Co, 2018
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Kernot, Sharon |
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985522
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Ask no questions
With a third of Australians born and around half with one parent born overseas, migration stories are a crucial part of our national experience. In her verse novel, Ask No Questions, Eva Collins writes spare affecting lines about her own experience as a teenager when her parents decided to emigrate from Poland to Australia. She captures the loss and gain, grief and celebration with great poignancy. Simply written but deeply moving, Ask No Questions is accessible poetry that is particularly suited for young adult readers. ISBN 9781922571342
Publisher Puncher & Wattmann, 2022
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Collins, Eva |
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578988
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Blakwork
BLAKWORK is a powerful collection of memoir, reportage, fiction, satire and critique through which the themes of great loss and the desire for a different future, emerge. Through her innovative and powerful poetic voice, Whittaker merges her own personal experiences with her research into Australian history and political decisions, to create a fearless and unsparing portrayal of the Australia presented through other interpretations; a portrayal that challenges the readers' understanding and invites them to rethink the identity and place projected onto the traditional custodians of the land. Usually read by students in year 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9781925360851
Publisher Magabala Books, 2018
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Whittaker, Alison |
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9264
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Book to write poems by, A
Inspiration for poets of all ages lies within these pages. ISBN 9780909955427
Publisher Australian Association for the Teaching of English, 1983
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Harris, Rory & McFarlane, Peter |
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9266
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By heart, 101 poems and how to remember them
An anthology for reciters of poetry. ISBN 9780140867497
Publisher Faber & Faber, 1997
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Hughes, Ted |
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5752
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Can I touch your hair?
Two young children from different racial and cultural backgrounds are asked to collaborate on a set of poems. They write about lots of different subjects showing their very different perspectives on issues such as religion, identity and friendship, finally coming to some kind of understanding of each other and the world they live in. ISBN 9781512404425
Publisher Carolrhoda Books, 2018
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Latham, Irene & Walters, Charles & Allko, Selina & Qualls, Sean |
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803481
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Cast away: poems for our time
This collection of trash-inspired poems will have you thinking about what you use, what you re-use, what you throw out and how your choices about refuse impact you and the world around you. Lost buttons. Buried treasure. Wanton filth. Are we taking enough responsibility for our choices? ISBN 9780062907707
Publisher Greenwillow, 2021
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Environment/sustainability /
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Nye, Naomi Shihab |
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751931
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Clap when you land
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance - and Papi's secrets - the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. In a dual narrative novel in verse that brims with both grief and love, award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9780062882769
Publisher HarperTeen, 2020
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Acevedo, Elizabeth |
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579251
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Everything all at once: School, heaven, hell, waiting for the bell
A week of high school gossip, dread, embarrassment, loneliness, connections and even love are all collected in this book of short narrative poems. Confessions and conversations cover a large range of events and feelings found in any high school, but the common ground is that everyone is feeling the same things all at once. Unfortunately, no one seems to know it. ISBN 9781509880034
Publisher Pan MacMillan, 2018
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Camden, Steven |
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14842
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Farm kid
An anthology of poems that creates the story of a farm boy and the journey he experiences leading up to the selling of the farm. ISBN 9780143301301
Publisher Penguin, 2004
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Clark, Sherryl |
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751247
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Footprints on the moon
1969. While astronauts are navigating to the moon, Sharnie is navigating her way through her first year in high school (just). She wonders if the world will change when man walks on the moon. However much Sharnie wishes things would stay the same, change is coming. She feels less included in the life of her older sister, Cas, who is growing up and growing away from her. Family life gets rocky as her patriotic dad discovers Cas has met a returned soldier and is intent on making a stand about conscription and Australia's involvement in the Vietnam war. At school, Sharnie's only friend Mia is also drifting away from her towards her nemesis, Ellie. She usually finds comfort at her grandma's but Grandma is becoming forgetful lately and Sharnie is worried. Although it is hard, will Sharnie be courageous enough to moonwalk, to find her own way? ISBN 9780702262838
Publisher University of Queensland Press, 2021
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Marwood, Lorraine |
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936337
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Grace notes
A debut YA verse novel about what happens when the paths of a young busking violinist and an aspiring street artist collide during a pandemic. Set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020. ISBN 9780734421722
Publisher Hachette Australia, 2023
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Comer, Karen |
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8902
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Henry Lawson Treasury
Henry Lawson, one of Australia's most famous writers, was known as the 'Poet of the People', Lawson's writing captures life in the Australian bush and the hardships and everyday lives of ordinary Australians in the 1800s. Lawson's stories and poems are full of the drama and often absurd humour that characterised life in the Australian outback in the early years of our nation. ISBN 9780857985132
Publisher Random House Australia Pty Ltd, 2014
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Lawson, Henry & Davis, Oslo (ill) |
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188
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Highwayman, The
A classic adventure and tragic love story told in verse, about the betrayal of heroic Bess and her dashing highwayman. ISBN 9780192723703
Publisher Oxford University Press, 1999
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Noyes, Alfred |
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1019912
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Inheritance: A visual poem
A beautiful adaptation of Elizabeth Acevedo's famous spoken-word poem with captivating illustrations. ISBN 9780062931948
Publisher Quill Tree Books, 2022
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Acevedo, Elizabeth & Pippins, Andrea (ill) |
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815756
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Kindred
This is the breaking, the shattering, the smattering of every limit ever accepted or imposed... Kindred, Kirli Saunders debut poetry collection, is a pleasure to lose yourself in. Kirli has a keen eye for observation, humour and big themes that surround Love/Connection/Loss in an engaging style, complemented by evocative and poignant imagery. It talks to identity, culture, community and the role of Earth as healer. Kindred has the ability to grab hold of the personal in the universal and reflect this back to the reader. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9781925768893
Publisher Magabala Books, 2019
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Saunders, Kirli |
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9270
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Lady of Shalott, The
This poem inspired many great writers and artists. ISBN 9780192723710
Publisher Oxford University Press, 1999
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Tennyson, Alfred Lord |
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750981
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Last paper crane, The: A tale from Hiroshima
1945, Hiroshima: Ichiro is a teenage boy relaxing at home with his friend Hiro. Moments later they witness the blinding flash as the first nuclear bomb of WWII is dropped. Despite their wounds, the two boys set out to find Hiro's five-year-old sister Keiko in the devastated and blasted landscape. When Hiro is no longer able to continue, Ichiro promises Hiro he will take care of Keiko and get her to safety. But in the chaos, Ichiro loses her after setting off to find help. Seventy years later, this broken promise to his dying friend haunts the old man's fading years. Mizuki, his granddaughter, is determined to help him. As the Japanese legend goes, if you have the patience to fold 1,000 paper cranes, you will find your heart's desire; and it turns out her grandfather has only one more origami crane to fold... ISBN 9781471408472
Publisher Hot Key Books, 2021
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Drewery, Kerry & Seki, Natsko (ill) |
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660619
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Letters to the Earth
We are facing a global emergency. Temperatures are rising. Mass species extinction has begun. The time for denial is over. It is time to act. This book contains letters from all of us: parents and children; politicians and poets; actors and activists; songwriters and scientists. They are letters of love, loss, hope and action to a planet in crisis. They are the beginning of a new story. They are an invitation to act. ISBN 9780008374440
Publisher HarperCollins US, 2020
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Morris, Jackie |
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864492
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Life doesn't frighten me
Maya Angelou's brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves. Angelou's strong words are matched by the daring vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose childlike style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Together, Angelou's words and Basquiat's paintings create a place where everyone may experience their own fearlessness. ISBN 9781419727481
Publisher Harry N Abrams Inc, 2017
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Angelou, Maya & Basquit, Jean-Michel (ill) |
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578075
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Limelight
Age is no barrier to creating poetry that inspires social change and positive action. Thirteen-year-old award-winning slam poet Solli Raphael is taking on the world - one word at a time. The future needs you and me to create equality across all levels of humanity - Solli. ISBN 9780143793762
Publisher Penguin Random House Australia, 2018
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Raphael, Solli |
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723904
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Living on stolen land
Living on Stolen Land is a prose-styled look at our colonial-settler present. A perceptive and thoughtful examination of the colonial contextual history of Australia. It pulls apart the myths at the heart of our nationhood, and challenges Australia to come to terms with its own past and its place within and on Indigenous Countries. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9781925936247
Publisher Magabala Books, 2020
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Kwaymullina, Ambelin |
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713769
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Long way down
Will's brother was shot last night. This morning, he steps onto the elevator, on his way to get revenge. But as the elevator doors open on each floor on the way down to the lobby, ghosts from his past join him. What will he decide to do when he gets to the end of his journey? A powerful verse novel, Long Way Down deals with gun violence and the impact of a cycle of generational trauma. It is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780571335121
Publisher Faber & Faber, 2018
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Reynolds, Jason |
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794372
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Long way down graphic novel
Will's brother was shot last night. This morning, he steps onto the elevator, on his way to get revenge. But as the elevator doors open on each floor on the way down to the lobby, ghosts from his past join him. What will he decide to do when he gets to the end of his journey? This graphic novel version of Reynold's Long Way Down deals with gun violence and the impact of a cycle of generational trauma. It is usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780571366019
Publisher Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, 2021
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Reynolds, Jason |
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566592
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Meet me at the intersection
Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is on Australian life as seen through each author's unique, and seldom heard, perspective. With works by Ellen van Neerven, Graham Akhurst, Kyle Lynch, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Olivia Muscat, Mimi Lee, Jessica Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Rafeif Ismail, Yvette Walker, Amra Pajalic, Melanie Rodriga, Omar Sakr, Wendy Chen, Jordi Kerr, Rebecca Lim, Michelle Aung Thin and Alice Pung, this anthology is designed to challenge the dominant, homogenous story of privilege and power that rarely admits "outsider" voices. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9781925591705
Publisher Fremantle Press, 2018
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Lim, Rebecca & Kwaymullina, Amberlin (ed) |
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6009
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Midsummer night's dream, A
A Midsummer Night's Dream opens with Theseus and Hippolyta planning their wedding, which takes place in four days. Egeus enters with his daughter, Hermia, and her two suitors, Lysander and Demetrius. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9781107615458
Series
Shakespeare original plays mature reads
(15 books)
Publisher Cambridge University Press, 2014
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Shakespeare, William & Buckle, Linda (ed) & Andrews, Richard (ed) & Gibson, Rex (ed) |
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43484
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Moonrise
Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years and it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. Now Ed's execution date has been set and this might be the last summer they have together. A novel that uses the beauty of lyrical verse to represent the ethical issues surrounding an ugly part of the American justice system but more importantly it is a story about knowing who someone is beyond the public perception of their guilt. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9781408878439
Publisher Bloomsbury, 2017
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Crossan, Sarah |
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579453
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Music our bodies can't hold
What use is music your body can't hold, that can't take you from this world? Each of these poems is a portrait of someone with or reputed to have had Marfan Syndrome. Many of the poems emerge out of personal interviews, while others are portraits of public figures: Abraham Lincoln, Akhenaten, Mary Queen of Scots , Edith Sitwell, Niccolo Paganini, John Tavener, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Robert Johnson, among others. Usually read by students in Year 9, 10 & above. ISBN 9780994352880
Publisher Hunter Publishers, 2017
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Jackson, Andy |
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275
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Nearest the whiteman gets, The
A collection of narratives retelling Aboriginal traditions are written by a non-Aboriginal poet who was made a member of Aboriginal language groups in two Australian states. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9780868063799
Publisher Hale & Iremonger, 1994
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Robinson, Roland |
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916616
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On the Horizon
Based on the lives of soldiers at Pearl Harbor and civilians in Hiroshima, this verse novel contemplates humanity and war. Lois Lowry draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan to look back at history through a personal lens. It contains poems about individual sailors who lost their lives on the USS Arizona and about the citizens of Hiroshima who experienced unfathomable horror. ISBN 9780358668077
Publisher Clarion Books, 2020
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Lowry, Lois |
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803568
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Once, at the edge of the sea
Alice has always been devoted to the natural world. But one day she inadvertently betrays what matters most to her and so she leaves her island home, planning to begin again, to be the person she thinks she should be. Clinging to a mysterious wooden box, Alice begins a new life in Melbourne where she meets Esmerelda. As their friendship deepens, Alice is forced to choose between living a comforting lie or accepting a more difficult truth. ISBN 9780648919001
Publisher self-published, 2021
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Saliba, Sue & Shenfield, Ann |
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9263
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Out of order: between age poems
An anthology that identifies the many issues of older adolescents' angst. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9780237522902
Publisher Evans Bros, 2002
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Peters, Andrew Fusek |
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296
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Oxford book of story poems, The
With the common theme of narrative verse, this collection of poems contains humorous and serious verse for children and adults. ISBN 9780192762122
Publisher Oxford University Press, 2002
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Harrison, Michael & Stuart-Clark, Christopher |
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9265
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Oxford treasury of classic poems
An anthology for middle years' students for all times. ISBN 9780192762894
Publisher Oxford University Press, 2004
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Harrison, Michael & Stuart-Clark, Christopher |
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903351
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Oxygen mask
Set in a family home in New York, the book acts as something like a diary describing the monotony and helplessness of being confined in a small space, and the absurdity of being held captive by a TV which never seems to turn off. This is a work of hope, but one requiring the reader's willingness to engage in adventurous and dramatic collage and spare story telling. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780571374748
Publisher Faber & Faber, 2022
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Reynolds, Jason & Griffin, Jason (ill) |
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782120
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Place inside of me, A: A poem to heal the heart
There is a place inside of me a space deep down inside of me where all my feelings hide. In this powerful, affirming poem by award-winning author Zetta Elliott, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. Summertime is filled with joy-skateboarding and playing basketball-until his community is deeply wounded by a police shooting. As fall turns to winter and then spring, fear grows into anger, then pride and peace. ISBN 9780374307417
Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020
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Elliott, Zetta & Denmon, Noa (ill) |
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9448
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Plenitude
Poetry, written by a young Sydney girl, to inspire primary and junior high school students. Some of the poems have challenging themes for older readers, including insightful views on death. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 or above. ISBN 9780958136006
Publisher self-published, 2002
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Bloom, Jessica |
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35549
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POE: Stories and poems
Seven of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous and best love stories and poems are collected here in one handsomely illustrated graphic novel for young readers. Poe's classic works have been skilfully adapted to the graphic format in a way that will entrance and terrify a young generation of horror fans without losing their original atmosphere and thought provoking depth. Poems including The Raven are presented in their entirety. ISBN 9780763681128
Publisher Candlewick Press, 2017
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Hinds, Gareth |
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15028
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Poems by young Australians
A wonderful, creative collection of works by young Australian poets, aged from eight to eighteen years to inspire would-be poets and readers. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780759320369
Publisher Random House Australia Pty Ltd, 2004
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Various & Greive, Bradley Trevor (ed) |
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723432
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Poet X, The
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school';s slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her Mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. ISBN 9781405291460
Publisher HarperCollins US, 2018
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Acevedo, Elizabeth |
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2324
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Raps 4 big fullas
Raps and chants that are written by Indigenous Australians and use Aboriginal English will appeal to Aboriginal children. ISBN 9780975686027
Publisher Indij Readers, 2004
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Ross, Monkey Mark |
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660725
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Run, rebel
"I am restless, my feet need to fly." Amber is trapped - by her father's rules, by his expectations, by her own fears. Now she's ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself. Freedom always comes at a price. Run, Rebel is a trailblazing verse novel that thunders with rhythm, heart and soul - perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780241411421
Publisher Penguin, 2020
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Mann, Manjeet |
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1142158
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Sea prayer
On a moonlit beach a father cradles his sleeping son as they wait for dawn to break and a boat to arrive. He speaks to his boy of the long summer of his childhood, recalling his grandfather's house in Syria, the stirring of olive trees in the breeze, the bleating of his grandmother's goat, the clanking of the cooking pots. When the sun rises they and those around them will gather their possessions and embark on a perilous sea journey in search of a new home. ISBN 9781526602718
Publisher Bloomsbury, 2018
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Hosseini, Khaled & Williams, Dan (ill) |
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Shakespeare original plays mature reads
Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books and up to five more can be read as personal choice books. Go to the online booklists for the PRC ID of the individual books in this series. Series
Shakespeare original plays mature reads
(15 books)
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Shakespeare, William & Buckle, Linda (ed) & Andrews, Richard (ed) & Gibson, Rex (ed) |
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22815
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Short
A collection of short stories and poems in which to dip in and out. Some of Australia and New Zealand's best known writers and illustrators for children are featured as well as contributions from young people. ISBN 9781742030340
Publisher Black Dog Books, 2008
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Wilkinson, Lili (ed) |
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2240
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Silver people: A tale from the Panama Canal
One hundred years ago, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, connecting the world's two largest oceans. Creating a path of water where a mountain had stood is one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. But, thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a day. ISBN 9780702253294
Publisher University of Queensland Press, 2014
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Engle, Margarita |
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6190
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Sister heart
Annie, young Aboriginal girl, is taken from her family in the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. Away from everything she knows and everyone she loves, Annie must make a new life in a strange world. A sister-friend brings fresh hope. ISBN 9781925163131
Publisher Fremantle Press, 2015
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Morgan, Sally |
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687424
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Slam your poetry
No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic-you've got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name. Miles Merrill, spoken word artist and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time. Twenty years after Merrill introduced poetry slams to Australia, there's a national competition with a live audience of 20,000 people! With tips from stars of the Australian poetry slam scene, including bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke, this book will inspire you to slam your own poetry, Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9781742236094
Publisher NewSouth Publishing, 2020
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Merrill, Miles & Nozica, Narcisa |
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660663
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Somebody give this heart a pen
This collection of poetry begins with a gentle petition of the reader to fill their hearts with poetry; to look within themselves, take the time to be silent, and listen to what they hear. This message continues throughout the poems as Thakur candidly shares her experiences as a Black woman and daughter of migrants living in the United Kingdom. In the poems is a proud daughter, mother, poet, and believer. She shares poems exploring the profound connections between people, and also the ways people can be careless with each other. Usually read by students in Years 9, 10, or above. ISBN 9781406388534
Publisher Walker Books, 2020
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Poetry /
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Thakur, Sophia |
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374
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Spangled drongo, The
Eleven year old Sam Slater is orphaned and lives in a small house with Ronaldo, the soccer dog, Parrot, the parrot and eccentric Aunt Ashmara. He is soccer mad and a poet. ISBN 9780702230950
Publisher University of Queensland Press, 1999
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Herrick, Steven |
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568091
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Swallow's dance
The noise throws us from our beds. It's too huge to be heard; it bombards us. It's the sound of the end of the world. Leira is about to start her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home - and her family - in pieces. And the goddess hasn't finished with the island yet. With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volcanic eruption throws the entire world into darkness. After the resulting tsunami, society descends into chaos; the status and privilege of being noble-born reduced to nothing. With her injured mother and elderly nurse, Leira has only the strength and resourcefulness within herself to find safety. ISBN 9781760297879
Publisher Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, 2018
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Poetry /
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Orr, Wendy |
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405
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Tea for three
A compilation of the two authors' favourite poems are illustrated in this Australian poetry book. ISBN 9781863912433
Publisher Moondrake, 1994
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Fatchen, Max & Thiele, Colin |
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803477
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Three things I know are true
Liv's older brother needs round-the-clock care after accidentally shooting himself. Liv knows Jonah is still inside his broken body, but she might just be the only person to see that. Jonah's injury changed a lot for their family. Everyone had to change bedrooms. Liv and Jonah's mum is suing Jonah's best friend Clay's parents. And Live hasn't spoken to Clay since the accident, even though he just lives across the street. Liv won't give up, though - not on Jonah, and not on Clay. Usually read by students in years 9, 10 and above. ISBN 9780062908032
Publisher Harper, 2021
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Culley, Betty |
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9341
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Tom Jones saves the world
Dumb things become important when you're old, that's what Tom reckons. While living in a guarded, gated community, he meets Cleo, the snake charmer. They break out together to discover things such as a bull that hasn't yet become a hamburger. ISBN 9780702233364
Publisher University of Queensland Press, 2002
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Herrick, Steven |
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62610
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Trust me
An assortment of short stories and poems from 50 Australian authors, poets and illustrators. The contents are sorted by genre so, as the mood takes you, dip into adventure, horror, romance, crime, thriller, fantasy, science fiction, humour, historical or poetry. Try something new and discover an author, poet or writing style that you may not have considered before. ISBN 9781876462574
Publisher Ford Street Publishing, 2008
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Australian author/Illustrator /
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Collins, Paul (ed) |
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660693
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Under the broken sky
This verse novel tells the beautiful and tragic story of the lives of Japanese settlers in Manchuria during World War II through the eyes of twelve-year-old Natsu. After her father is conscripted into the Japanese army, Natsu and her little sister, Asa, are left orphaned and destitute, and her whole village is forced to flee the Soviet Army. Living in a constant state of fear and hunger, Natsu and Asa are left adrift in a hostile and unforgiving world, with nothing but their tenacious will to survive. ISBN 9781250159212
Publisher Pan MacMillan, 2019
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Nagai, Mariko |
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6482
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Weight of water, The
When Kasienka starts her new school in her new country, she is lonely and unhappy; everything is strange and her halting English sets her apart from the other students. Her mother is obsessed with finding Kasienka's father who has deserted them. Eventually, Kasienka discovers something that she excels at and the good life begins again. ISBN 9781408823002
Publisher Bloomsbury, 2012
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Crossan, Sarah |
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950209
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When clouds touch us
It's been two years since Ha and her family arrived in Alabama as refugees from the Viet Nam War. They have worked hard to make a life for themselves in America, but it hasn't come easy. Ha has only just begun to feel settled when Mother decides that the family will move to Texas for a new job. Ha knows how hard starting over is and does not want to do it again. But sometimes even an unwanted change can bring opportunity, new friends and a place to call home. ISBN 9780063047006
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, UK, 2023
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Lai, Thanhha |
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You I've never known, The
Ariel has only a few small memories of her mother, who ran away years ago. Now aged, 17, she has lived in more towns than she can remember as her dad moves her across the country with alarming frequency. Finally settled with two friends, Monica and Gabe, Ariel wants to stay in one place. She is struggling with her feelings towards both her friends and aims to work out who she really is. On the other side of the country, Maya keeps a diary about her life, having run away from her own abusive mother and into the arms of a much older man, she is pregnant and practically alone. When both these worlds meet, both Maya and Ariel try to make sense of their lives. Usually ready by students in Years 9, 10 & above. ISBN 9781481442916
Publisher Simon & Schuster, 2018
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Hopkins, Ellen |