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4 38 y separately published work icon Unpolished Gem Unpolished Gem : My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me Alice Pung , ( trans. Unknown with title Dunia Alice ) Yogyakarta : Bentang Pustaka , 2011 Z1301370 2006 single work autobiography (taught in 6 units)

Unpolished Gem tells the story of growing up with a Chinese-Cambodian family in Australia, Alice dives headfirst into schooling, romance and the getting of wisdom. Meanwhile, her mother becomes an Aussie Battler - an outworker, that is, her father starts up a chain of electrical appliance stores, and her grandmother blesses Father Government every day for giving old people money. (Back cover blurb).
2 2 y separately published work icon Moonshadow : The Wrath of Silver Wolf Simon Higgins , ( trans. Perwira Leo with title Dendam Serigala Perak )with title Silver Wolves' Revenge ) Yogyakarta : Bentang Pustaka , 2010 Z1645558 2009 single work children's fiction children's adventure historical fiction fantasy "In the land of the samurai, the defenders of peace are now targets... Power-hungry warlord Silver Wolf plots against Moonshadow and the Grey Light Order. His schemes could tear Japan apart and the legendary mystic, the White Nun, is caught in the middle. To reach the White Nun's haunted mountain home, Moon and Snowhawk must survive Silver Wolf's living weapons: bounty hunters, a vengeful gangster and powerful Clan Fuma agents. Among them is Chikuma, an assassin who uses no force, weapons or poisons - but may prove the most lethal enemy they've encountered yet. Will Silver Wolf's wrath destroy Japan's guardians of peace?"
(Source: Author's website)
2 6 y separately published work icon Moonshadow : Eye of the Beast Simon Higgins , ( trans. Perwira Leo with title The Young Ninja : Dia Yang Tak Tersentuh Maut ) Yogyakarta : Bentang Pustaka , 2010 Z1512937 2008 single work children's fiction children's adventure historical fiction fantasy 'Trained by a secret brotherhood. Charged with the fate of his world. Able to see through the eyes of animals. Young Moonshadow is an agent of the elite Grey Light order, spying for the Shogun of Japan at the dawn of an age of peace. But fanatical warlords plot to plunge the nation back into chaos using a foreign secret weapon. Up against Moonshadow on his first mission are seasoned spies, rogue samurai and most dangerous of all ... a beautiful girl. Can Moon's courage, sword and unique powers prevent his land sliding back into civil war? (Publisher's blurb)
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