Selected books for HSC English: other texts with your theme or genre
Students are required to make reference to alternative texts of their own choosing to support their understanding of the prescibed texts for this unit of work. The list below are books in our collections that will give you some starting points for your own discovery.
Note: You may find some of these books at your local public library or search Trove.
Area of study: Belonging
Be aware: the books listed are our own interpretation of the concept of belonging, so please discuss your choice with your teacher.
Immigrant and transcultural experience
| Resource | Location |
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Does my head look big in this? by R. Abdel-Fattah, 2005 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/1673 |
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A foreign wife by G. Bouras, 1986 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 305.8240495/1 |
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The lost dog by M. De Kretser, 2007 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/4420 |
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The reluctant fundamentalist by M. Hamid, c2007 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N813.54/841 |
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Hungry ghosts by S. Heinrich, 2007 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/4265 |
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The spare room by K. Lomer, 2004 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/1192 |
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The lambing flat by N. Newton, 2003 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/789 |
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A distant shore by C. Phillips, 2003 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/848 |
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Extravagant strangers by C. Phillips (ed), 1997 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N809.93353/36 |
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The marsh birds by E. Sallis, 2005 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/910 |
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Noodlepie by R. Starke, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/3049 |
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The arrival by S. Tan, 2007 |
State Reference Library Stack storage NQ823.914/99 |
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Digging to America by A. Tyler, 2006 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N813.6/115 |
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Boat people by M. Whelan, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/3285 |
Peer groups and friendship
| Resource | Location |
|---|---|
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Sparring with shadows by A. Fusillo, 1997 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/F993/1 |
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Last virgin in year 10 by R. Hawke, 2006 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/2299 |
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Sprite Downberry by N. Hilton, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/4732 |
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The kite runner by K. Hosseini, 2003 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N813.6/61 |
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Boofheads by M. Johnson, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/4754 |
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Puberty blues by K. Lette & G. Carey, 2002 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/1268 |
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Destroying Avalon by K. McCaffrey, 2006 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/3929 |
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Shadows in the mirror by C. Nunn, 2006 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/2067 |
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The body of Christopher Creed by C. Plum-Ucci, 2001 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N813.54/396 |
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Glue by I. Welsh, 2004 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/365 |
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I am Charlotte Simmons by T. Wolfe, 2004 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N813.54/665 |
Exclusion, acceptance and alienation
| Resource | Location |
|---|---|
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Home and away: Australian stories of belonging and alienation by B. Bennett & S. Hayes, 2000 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.0108353/16 |
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Jane Eyre by C. Bronte, published c1969 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.8/B869/27 |
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Love song by N. Gemmell, 2001 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/1247 |
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The bone people by K. Hulme, 1986 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/H915.2/1 |
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Never let me go by K. Ishiguro, 2005 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/950 |
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1988 by A. McGahan, c1995 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/M145.14/4 |
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Game as Ned by T. Pegler, 2007 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/2898 |
Families
| Resource | Location |
|---|---|
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Turtle by G. Bryson, 2008 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.92/279 |
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His illegal self by P. Carey, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/4459 |
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Birds without wings by L. De Bernieres, 2004 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/881 |
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I dream of Magda by S. Laszczuk, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/3352 |
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, 1938 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 813.52/M787/5 |
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Scraps of heaven A. Zable, c2004 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/2666 |
Land and place
| Resource | Location |
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Corelli's mandolin by L. De Bernieres, c1994 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/D286.4/1 |
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The fringe dwellers by N. Gare, 1966 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage A823/G229/4 |
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Secret River by K. Grenville, 2005 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/2926 |
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Nine Parts Water by E. Hardman, c2007 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/2634 |
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The slapping man by A. Lindsay, 2003 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N823.914/706 |
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The white earth by A. McGahan, 2006 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/3717 |
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The last muster by L. Norrington, 2004 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/2617 |
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Let it be morning by S. Qashu, 2007 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N892.437/3 |
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Us mob Walawurru by D. Spillman & L. Wilyuka, 2006 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/2376 |
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Wonderlands by K. Thomson, 2004 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 822.914/181 |
Gender Identity
| Resource | Location |
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Cycler by L. McLaughlin, 2008 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.92/3367 |
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Twyborn affair by P. White, 1981 |
Mitchell Library Stack storage 823.914/W587/3 |
Non-fiction
| Resource | Location |
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Teenage waistland by A. Ellin, 2005 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N362.19639/3 |
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Bury me standing: the gypsies and their journey by I. Fonseca, 1995 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N909.0491497/3 |
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Colour of water by J. McBride, 1997 |
State Reference Library Stack storage N974.7100496/1 |
Find more books
| Resource | Location |
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Who else writes like? a readers' guide to fiction authors compiled and edited by R. & J. Huse, 1999 - there is no guarantee that the suggested authors will follow the same themes, however it is a useful starting point to finding alternative material |
State Reference Library, Lower Ground 1 REF N823.914/188 |
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What do I read next? published by Gale Research Inc., annually |
State Reference Library, Lower Ground 1 REF NQ809.3005/1 |
