Kristine Ellis Kristine Ellis i(10218933 works by) (a.k.a. Krista Ellis)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Wakka Wakka
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1 Lean on Me Kristine Ellis , 2018 single work autobiography short story
— Appears in: Growing Up Indigenous in Australia 2018-2020;
1 Double Whammy i "He knew that look", Kristine Ellis , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 7 no. 1 2017; (p. 34)
1 Out of Choices i "Tucked away on a back", Kristine Ellis , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , no. 21 2017; (p. 46-47)
1 y separately published work icon Two Ways Strong : Jaz's Story Deadly Mob from Concordia Lutheran College , Claire Scobie , Kristine Ellis , Broadway : Indigenous Literacy Foundation , 2017 11666451 2017 single work children's fiction children's

'Going to boarding school can be a difficult transition for many students, but for Indigenous students from remote communities, it can be quite a culture shock. In Two Ways Strong, Indigenous students from Concordia Lutheran College have combined to tell their experience in a story about Jaz a young girl from Palm Island who goes to boarding school at the age of fourteen. Jaz has many challenges to face, not least having to speak English and make herself understood. 

'Her fellow Indigenous students help to ease the way for her but ultimately it's up to Jaz to make the most of what boarding school has to offer. As she becomes accustomed to school life, has fun with her friends and has academic success, Jaz realises just how much she has gained and grown in the time she's been at school. She's no longer just one way strong like she was on Palm Island, she's now two ways strong and ready to take on the world. ' (Publication summary)
 

1 Missing Home i "Far from her country, her home.", Kristine Ellis , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2016;
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