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Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
$29.99 AUD
Category: australian stories people & history | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
Laurinda by Alice Pung
$24.99 AUD
Category: young adult
'Alice Pung is a gem. Her voice is the real thing, ' Amy Tan Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates - and some of their teachers. Entering this world of wealth and secrets is Lucy Lam, a scholarship girl with ...Show more
Millie Mak the Maker (Millie Mak #1) by Alice Pung
$22.99 AUD
Category: middle reader | Series: Millie Mak the Maker Ser.
An inspiring series for young and old makers by the award-winning author-illustrator team Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng. Nine-year-old Millie Mak has discovered she has a superpower! Millie has been taught how to sew by her two grannies. And using recycled materials, Millie has learnt how to take everyda ...Show more
One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
$32.99 AUD
Category: fiction a-z
From one of Australia's most celebrated authors comes a mother–daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control. One hundred days. It’s no time at all, she tells me. But she’s not the one waiting. In a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, sixteen-year-old Karuna falls preg ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: Marly and the Goat (Book 3) by Alice Pung
$14.99 AUD
Category: middle reader | Series: Our Australian Girl
It's 1983 . . . and there's excitement in Marly's house. Her grandparents have arrived from Vietnam, and soon her mum will have a new baby. While Grandma tries to make Marly into a 'young lady', Grandpa digs up the back yard. Then he brings home Agnes, a goat! But the neighbours want Agnes taken away, a ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: Marly walks on the Moon (Book 4) by Alice Pung
$14.99 AUD
Category: early reader | Series: Our Australian Girl
It's 1983...and baby mania has struck Marly's house with the arrival of her baby brother. But Marly never realised that a new baby would take up so much of everyone's time! No one's helping her with her costume for the school concert. Marly's secret plan is to perform the Moonwalk, the dance she's been ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: Marly's Business (Book 2) by Alice Pung
$14.99 AUD
Category: early reader | Series: Our Australian Girl
It's 1983 ...and Marly needs a job. She wants to buy Donkey Kong cards to swap with the other kids at school, but her parents think the cards are a waste of money. Then Marly's friend Yousra gives her an idea, and she decides to start her own business. But working on your own isn't easy, and when she ca ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: Meet Marly (Book 1) by Alice Pung
$14.99 AUD
Category: early reader | Series: Our Australian Girl: 1983 Ser.
It's 1983 . . . and Marly is just trying to fit in at Sunshine Primary School. But being a refugee from Vietnam doesn't make things easy, and when Marly's cousins come to stay and end up at the same school, her friends make fun of them. How can Marly stay loyal to her cousins and keep her school friends ...Show more
Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
$26.95 AUD
Category: australian stories people & history
This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream - Asian style. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head- first into schooling, romance and ...Show more
When Granny Came To Stay (Our Stories) by Alice Pung
$12.99 AUD
Category: early reader | Series: Our Stories
OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early-chapter book series that celebrates Australia's multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. Everything changes when Granny comes to stay. She doesn't drive, she cooks strange foods, and she thinks Dest ...Show more
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