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Diary of a Young Naturalist
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A Constant Hum
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Dig
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A Winter’s Promise
Themes:Fantasy romance, strong heroine, epic fantasy
Reading age:13+
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The Finder
Themes:dealing with grief, self-acceptance, road trip, family
Reading age:14+
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Australian
The Art of Taxidermy
Themes:dealing with death, coping with grief, friendship
Reading age:13+
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Australian
Amal Unbound
Themes:own voices, world literature, multicultural stories, south asian literature
Reading age:9+
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The Peacock Detectives
Themes:Friendship, understanding adults, self-confidence, independence
Reading age:9+
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Australian
The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls
Themes:friendship, funny stories, self-acceptance, weird stories
Reading age:8+
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Australian
Kids Like Us
Themes:Autism, French teens, American teens, friendship, coming-of-age, Proust
Reading age:14+
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Saving Marty
Themes:Friendship, Animal rights, Bravery, Coming-of-Age
Reading age:9+
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The War I Finally Won
Themes:Friendship, Social Skills, Adoption, WWII England, Coming of Age, Dealing with Abuse, Friendship, Family Life, LGBTQIA
Reading age:10+
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Wilder Country
Themes:Dystopian, Coming of Age, Refugees, Australia, Dystopia, self esteem & reliance
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Beautiful Mess
Themes:Mental Health, Teen sexuality, LGBTQIA, Suicide, Romance, Friendship
Reading age:14+
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Australian
The Undercurrent
Themes:Dystopian, Technology, Paranormal, Thriller, Romance
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Gaolbird
Themes:Australian history, Convicts, True Stories, Tasmania, Sailing, Birds, Pirates, Illustrated
Reading age:9+
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Australian
Marsh and Me
Themes:music, friendship, overcoming fear, cultural differences
Reading age:9+
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Australian
Ballad for a Mad Girl
Themes:Mental Health, Peer Pressure, Coming of Age, Friendship, Family, Ghost story
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Still Life with Tornado
Themes:art, domestic violence, family, coming-of-age, mental health
Reading age:14+
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The Book of Whispers
Themes:friendship, history, courage, love, religion
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Elizabeth and Zenobia
Themes:friendship, imagination, courage
Reading age:10+
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Australian
When Friendship Followed Me Home
Themes:resilience, grief, family, friendship, identity, animals, cancer
Reading age:9+
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The Road to Winter
Themes:survival, honour, friendship, love, refugees, dystopia
Reading age:14+
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Australian
The War that Saved My Life
Themes:adventure, family, identity, disability, friendship, history, WWII
Reading age:10+
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Waer
Themes:identity, survival, honour, sacrifice, friendship, guilt, courage, grief and loss
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Iris and the Tiger
Themes:friendship, family and legacy, art, surrealism and creativity, cross-cultural identity, adolescence, magic and imagination
Reading age:9+
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Australian
The After-Room
Themes:adventure, mystery, cold war, friendship
Reading age:11+
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Inbetween Days
Themes:coming-of-age, friendship, escape, love
Reading age:14+
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Australian
How to Be Happy
Themes:depression, friendship, sexual identity, suicide, academic pressure, love, adolescent confusion
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Another Day
Themes:love, friendship, identity, mystery, relationships
Reading age:14+
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We Are the Rebels
Themes:Australian history, politics, migration, conflict, identity, women
Reading age:12+
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Australian
Goodbye Stranger
Themes:friendship, relationships, love, betrayal
Reading age:11+
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Adrift
Themes:intercultural understanding, environment, class, physical and mental survival
Reading age:14+
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Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars
Themes:imagination, friendship, nature, identity
Reading age:8+
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Australian
Lullaby
Themes:identity, sibling relationships, guilt, philosophy
Reading age:14+
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A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land
Themes:Australian history, illustrated
Reading age:10+
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Australian
The Apprentices
Themes:adventure, mystery, cold war, friendship
Reading age:11+
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All This Could End
Themes:friendship, family, crime
Reading age:13+
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Australian
The Accident
Themes:road safety, grief, friendship, coming-of-age
Reading age:14+
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Australian
Alex As Well
Themes:identity, LGBTQI, family, friendship, coming-of-age
Reading age:15+
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