Am I Black Enough For You?
Anita Heiss
Bantam, PB, 9781742751924
'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate campaigner for Aboriginal literacy, was born a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central New South Wales, but was raised in ... More/Buy
Grace Beside Me
Sue McPherson
Magabala Books, PB, 9781921248498
Written from teenager girl Fuzzy Mac’s perspective, Grace Beside Me is a quirky, warmly rendered story of home and family life in a small town. The black&write! judges remarked on the authentic feel of the Indigenous home life of Fuzzy Mac and her grandparents – her guardians since the death of her mother. Awkward episodes of teen rivalry and romance sit ... More/Buy
Marngrook: The long-ago story of aussie rules
Titta (Diana) Secombe, Grace Fielding
Magabala Books, PB, 9781921248443
This fictionalised story of Marngrook takes place at the foot of Duwul, the highest mountain in the spectacular Grampians region of north-west Victoria, the traditional country of people from the Djab-Wurrung and Jardwadjali clans. When Wawi, a clan Elder, notices that his son, Jaara, and the other children only have old toys to play with, he goes for a walk to ... More/Buy