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Australian Voices

No one owns me
Bunney, R.
Orphaned as a baby, raised in the outback disguised as a boy, Joe's life had been anything but ordinary. Now it seems there is more to know about her real family and time to become more than a bushie.

Memorial
Crew, G. & Tan, S.
Author and illustrator meld their craftsmanship to entice us to follow the story of the memorial. A tree lies in the centre of town; it has been a part of many lives and of the community. A story full of symbolism, the author and illustrator have developed a thought provoking presentation.This is a book that forces the reader to experience a range of emotion in a few wonderful pages.

Angela
Moloney, J.
The final book in a series that examines the life of three young people. Angela and Gracey head to uni where they face new challenges, become politically active and both face new issues from the past and present. Each of the series examines identity and charts change in the main characters.

In my pocket
Sim, D. M.
Based on a true story a young girl is sent to the UK in 1939. All unaccompanied, the children were fostered by British families. Many had to learn a new language, customs and skills. Many never returned home.

Urgent: What would you do if it happened to you?
We only discovered a few months ago that we are sisters and share you as our father. This is a story of family lost and found, Albert taken from his family at 4 dies in a shack at age 37 with an envelope marked "Urgent " in his arms. Written in verse and letter format.

Balyet
Wrightson, P.
A young woman steals away in her grandmother's car. The trip to the bush brings contemporary issues and traditional Aboriginal legend together in a riveting novel. The girl can be tricked by Baylet to join her in frozen isolation. Can Jo resist?