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A serious lack: YA books with Indigenous characters

Friday, 1 February 2013    Books+Publishing
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Why are there so few YA books with Indigenous characters, asks Danielle Binks. Last year I read two wonderful Australian YA books, written by Indigenous authors and featuring Aboriginal protagonists. Grace Beside Me by Sue McPherson (Magabala Books), set in the year of Kevin Rudd’s ‘Sorry’, is a coming-of-age story...

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