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Subcategory of KOALA Awards
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History

Ran from the award's inception in 1987 until it was replaced by the category 'Senior Book' in 1996.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1995

winner y separately published work icon Tomorrow, When the War Began When the War Began John Marsden , Chippendale : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1993 Z796506 1993 single work novel young adult (taught in 1 units) Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive. (Source: Trove)

Year: 1994

winner y separately published work icon The Power of One Bryce Courtenay , Richmond : Heinemann , 1989 6159943 1989 single work novel

'For the young Peekay, it is a piece of advice that he will carry with him throughout his life.Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. Through enduring friendships with Hymie and Gideon, Peekay gains the strength he needs to win out. And in a final conflict with his childhood enemy, the Judge, Peekay will fight to the death for justice. Bryce Courtenay's classic bestseller is a story of the triumph of the human spirit - a spellbinding tale for all ages.' (Publication summary)

Year: 1993

winner y separately published work icon Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta , Camberwell : Puffin , 1992 Z88038 1992 single work novel young adult (taught in 4 units) 'Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen, illegitimate, and in her final year at a wealthy Catholic school. This is the year her father comes back into her life, the year she falls in love, the year she discovers the secrets of her family's past and the year she sets herself free.' (Source: Back Cover)

Year: 1992

winner y separately published work icon People Might Hear You Robin Klein , Ringwood : Puffin , 1983 Z830537 1983 single work children's fiction children's When her aunt marries the forbidding Mr. Tyrell, Frances is introduced to the strange beliefs of the temple. She tries to be a 'worthy' member but as she uncovers the temple's secrets she realises she has to escape.

Year: 1991

winner y separately published work icon The Red King Victor Kelleher , Ringwood : Viking Kestrel , 1989 Z499539 1989 single work novel young adult science fiction Aided only by a trained bear and a monkey, a magician and an acrobat challenge the power of the evil Red king who rules the Forest Lands by spreading the red fever to those who refuse to pay him tribute. (Source: Trove)
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