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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Danielle Binks
One extraordinary year will change them all…
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Hilary McKay
Return to the world of Skylarks’ War in this hopeful and heart-warming follow up - a WWII story that spans generations and crosses the divides of war.
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A.B. Facey
The award-winning, great Australian classic of the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man, adapted for younger readers.
Bert Facey saw himself as an ordinary man, but his remarkable story reveals…
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Anne Holm
David escapes from the concentration camp where he has spent his entire life and flees across Europe. He is utterly alone - who can he trust? What will await him?
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their…
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Sally Morgan
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and…
Felice Arena
When the river rises and the city of Paris begins to disappear under water, Frederic decides to help those who can’t help themselves. But as his heroic acts escalate, so…
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Michael Morpurgo
A sweeping story of love and rescue and an unforgettable journey back in time to the Second World War - from the Nation’s Favourite Storyteller
Morris Gleitzman
Blending humour and heart, Maybe is a coming-of-age story about identity, family, and the search for truth and explores the devastating and long-lasting impact of loss and trauma.
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Life has never been easy for Antonio, but since the war began there are German soldiers on every corner, fearsome gangsters and the fascist police everywhere, and no one ever…
In 2014 Morris Gleitzman promises to captivate his fans yet again with another heart-rending and compelling novel set in wartime. Once, Then, After and Now took us inside young people…
Felix escapes from an orphanage, only to learn that Poland is a dangerous place for a Jewish boy on his own. He manages to look after himself and another orphan…
Ruth Park
A thrilling adventure story for children and young adults by Park Ruth, Playing Beatie Bow follows Abigail as she suddenly finds herself in the Sydney of a hundred years ago…
Lois Lowry
In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate. Winner of the Newbery Medal…
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Carole Wilkinson
Historical fiction for middle grade readers at its compelling, shocking, fascinating best.
It’s a great escape, but will Peter survive it? When Peter’s family leaves for a trip across the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through…
Karen Foxlee
A big-hearted novel about loving and letting-go by an award-winning author.
