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Home and Away

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Year: 2016
By: John Marsden and Matt Ottley
ISBN: 9780734417190

Playing with narratives of Australian culture, this book portrays a story where Australian families become refugees. The reader is invited to question possibilities if they and their families found themselves displaced.

Teachers may choose this book to discuss with students aged 11 and above about Australian culture, refugees, war, family, and the humanity in imprisonment.

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