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Australian April – Is there a great Australian novel?
The following article “Australian language, letters and literature” written by Kathryn Wells in 2007 (URL http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-language-letters-and-literature, retrieved 8/3/12). Identifies the following as themes in Aust Lit (amongst others) •experiences in a new country •injustice •solitude and grandeur of a landscape that dwarfs its people •life, landscape and traditions of Australian, and its influence on human … Continue reading
Misery March (or should that be Mutilation March) Uglies series continued
Pretties and Specials (number 2 and 3 in Uglies trilogy) There is always a danger in reading a whole series in a few days, there is not that fresh excitement or anticipation that occurs when you are waiting for a publisher/author to release the next in the series and characters/events can get somewhat predictable. The … Continue reading
Misery March – Review of Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies Scott Westerfeld 2005, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0-689-86538-5 This book was on my reading list as it has been mentioned by many as one of the keystones of dystopian fiction. It is the first of a trilogy set in a futuristic world where life in the city is not only sanitised, emotion free and … Continue reading
Dystopian December or is it Mad or Misery March
I know I am late for December or is it early? But my recent fascination for this genre is what got me thinking about doing a blog….. maybe it could be Mad March (as in it is a Mad world!) or Misery March (see definition below) Dictionary.com defines dystopia as: a society characterized by human misery, … Continue reading
Welcome to book genre monthly
Welcome to my first real blog. As a new teacher librarian but old English/History teacher I am missing the structures imposed by having my own class and a set curriculum. So this is my new structure! My blog has two purposes 1. To record and promote books suitable for young adults and adolescents 2. To impose a … Continue reading
Book genre monthly
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Soveriegn Hill Education
- Digging into Our Putrid Past: Goldfields Hygiene
- SUSTAINABILITY, Waste Not – Want Not!
- Blueprints for a Better Society: The Forgotten Legacy of Mechanics’ Institutes
- François Cogné and the Making of Main Street
- The Voyage that Changed a Life: Letters and Diaries from the Goldfields Passage
- Every Donkey Has Its Day
- Coachbuilder Mr W. Proctor
- The Goldfields according to Gill
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