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Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Finalist in the Queenland Literary Awards 2017Longlisted in the Dublin Literary Awards 2017A story about a love that transcends all boundaries, from one of Australia's best loved authors.5 AUGUST, 1944Over 1000 Japanese soldiers break out of the No.12 Prisoner of War compound on the fringes of Cowra. In ...Show more
Bidhi Galing: Big Rain by Anita Heiss
$24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
Powerful and moving, Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) celebrates the Wiradyuri heroes of the Great Flood of Gundagai in 1852, told through the eyes of a young girl who is rescued from the raging floodwaters by her father. Wagadhaany grew up near the Marrambidya Bila. She loved dancing in the rain and listening t ...Show more
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams by Anita Heiss
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literature
Gundagai, 1852 The powerful Murrumbidgee River surges through town leaving death and destruction in its wake. It is a stark reminder that while the river can give life, it can just as easily take it away. Wagadhaany is one of the lucky ones. She survives. But is her life now better than the fate she esc ...Show more
Dirrayawadha (Rise Up) by Anita Heiss
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literature
From the bestselling author of Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) comes another groundbreaking historical novel about resistance, resilience and love during the frontier wars. Miinaa was a young girl when the white ghosts first arrived. She remembers the day they raised a piece of cloth and r ...Show more
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Growing Up
Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile ...Show more
Growing up Wiradjuri by Anita Heiss (Editor)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous
'These stories form part of our collective history, the way we speak of and live culture still today, and the importance of passing on such stories to younger generations.' — Dr. Anita Heiss, Ed.Growing up Wiradjuri is a collection of personal stories by Wiradjuri Elders. The writers are Uncles and Aunt ...Show more
Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic by Adam Goodes, Anita Heiss
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction
AFL legends Adam Goodes and Michael O'Loughlin are blood brothers and great mates. They are also two of the best footballers ever to play for the Sydney Swans. Between them, they played over 650 games and kicked over 900 goals. But what were Goodesy and Magic like when they were kids? What kind of s ...Show more
Koori Princess by Anita Heiss
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction
Age range 7 to 12. An insightful and humorous story of a young girl’s determination to be who she wants to be. Karan rolls her eyes. ‘What’s this year’s theme? Oh no, let me guess,’ she looks into the distance, pretending to ponder the possibilities. Sarcastically she asks, ‘Is it … could it possibly b ...Show more
Our Race for Reconciliation (My Australian Story) by Anita Heiss
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
Mel Gordon loves running, and watching Seinfeld, but mostly she loves Cathy Freeman. It's 2000 and the Olympics are going to be held in Australia. In a year of surprises, Mel finds out that Cathy Freeman is coming to talk to her school. And her family is heading to Sydney! It becomes an unforgettable jo ...Show more
Who Am I? (My Australian Story) by Anita Heiss
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: My Australian Story
I woke up this morning and I couldn't stop crying, cos this place is not my home, even though everyone says it is. When I was a little girl Mum would always hug me when I cried and tell me everything would be all right. Who's gunna hug me here? Mary lives with the Burkes, but they're not her real family ...Show more
Yirra and Her Deadly Dog Demon by Anita M. Heiss
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction
Yirra's mum's sick of vacuuming up fur balls, the neighbours are fed up with having their undies nicked from the clothesline, and her step-dad just wants his slippers back. If Yirra doesn't find a dog-trainer soon, she'll have to give her beloved Demon to a new family - one who likes dogs who run and di ...Show more
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