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Reckless: the Saga of Australian Crawl – Jeff Apter
Allen & Unwin August 2026ISBN: 9781760879792 RRP: $34.99 I will openly admit I was not particularly a fan of Aussie Crawl back in the day. For one thing, I was more absorbed raising small children but my musical tastes, though eclectic as they still are, veered in other directions. But let’s face it, it’s basically…
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Countdown to Yesterday – Shirley Marr
Penguin Australia January 2024 I love Shirley Marr’s description of herself ‘as having a Western Mind and an Eastern Heart‘, and the success of her books for middle grade readers that explore the experiences of children living in this mix of cultures is self-evident. Her narratives not only speak to the children of Asian heritage…
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Rocking the 80s with Stranger Things
Our other fun display this term is tied to Stranger Things – a good opportunity to explore stories of the weird and wonderful as well as some 80s fiction and movies. This has been a lot of fun and hopefully the students will think so as well!
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My Folks Grew Up in the ‘80s – Beck and Robin Feiner
HarperCollins Australia September 2019 ISBN: 9780733339417 ISBN 10: 0733339417 Imprint: ABC Books – AU List Price: 24.99 AUD Well of course it is great fun for kids to have a laugh at their parents but there’s also that more serious side of researching personal or modern history – sounds good don’t you think? Any of us who lived through…
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