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Diary of a Young Naturalist
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openbookTeaching NotesA Winter’s Promise
Themes:Fantasy romance, strong heroine, epic fantasyReading Age:13+openbookTeaching NotesThe Finder
Themes:dealing with grief, self-acceptance, road trip, familyReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesThe Art of Taxidermy
Themes:dealing with death, coping with grief, friendshipReading Age:13+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesAmal Unbound
Themes:own voices, world literature, multicultural stories, south asian literatureReading Age:9+openbookTeaching NotesThe Peacock Detectives
Themes:Friendship, understanding adults, self-confidence, independenceReading Age:9+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesThe Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls
Themes:friendship, funny stories, self-acceptance, weird storiesReading Age:8+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesKids Like Us
Themes:Autism, French teens, American teens, friendship, coming-of-age, ProustReading Age:14+openbookTeaching NotesSaving Marty
Themes:Friendship, Animal rights, Bravery, Coming-of-AgeReading Age:9+openbookTeaching NotesThe War I Finally Won
Themes:Friendship, Social Skills, Adoption, WWII England, Coming of Age, Dealing with Abuse, Friendship, Family Life, LGBTQIAReading Age:10+openbookTeaching NotesWilder Country
Themes:Dystopian, Coming of Age, Refugees, Australia, Dystopia, self esteem & relianceReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesBeautiful Mess
Themes:Mental Health, Teen sexuality, LGBTQIA, Suicide, Romance, FriendshipReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesThe Undercurrent
Themes:Dystopian, Technology, Paranormal, Thriller, RomanceReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesGaolbird
Themes:Australian history, Convicts, True Stories, Tasmania, Sailing, Birds, Pirates, IllustratedReading Age:9+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesMarsh and Me
Themes:music, friendship, overcoming fear, cultural differencesReading Age:9+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesBallad for a Mad Girl
Themes:Mental Health, Peer Pressure, Coming of Age, Friendship, Family, Ghost storyReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesStill Life with Tornado
Themes:art, domestic violence, family, coming-of-age, mental healthReading Age:14+openbookTeaching NotesThe Book of Whispers
Themes:friendship, history, courage, love, religionReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesElizabeth and Zenobia
Themes:friendship, imagination, courageReading Age:10+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesWhen Friendship Followed Me Home
Themes:resilience, grief, family, friendship, identity, animals, cancerReading Age:9+openbookTeaching NotesThe Road to Winter
Themes:survival, honour, friendship, love, refugees, dystopiaReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesThe War that Saved My Life
Themes:adventure, family, identity, disability, friendship, history, WWIIReading Age:10+openbookTeaching NotesWaer
Themes:identity, survival, honour, sacrifice, friendship, guilt, courage, grief and lossReading Age:14+AustralianopenbookTeaching NotesIris and the Tiger
Themes:friendship, family and legacy, art, surrealism and creativity, cross-cultural identity, adolescence, magic and imaginationReading Age:9+AustralianopenbookTeaching Notes