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3 y separately published work icon The Boy and the Elephant Freya Blackwood , Freya Blackwood (illustrator), Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2021 22124294 2021 single work picture book children's

'The boy lives in a city, where everything is fast and loud. But amidst the bustle and the noise, the boy has a secret ...

'In the overgrown lot next to his apartment building, deep within the green, he has a friend.

'But one day progress arrives, bringing with it plans for something new, and the boy must find a way to save his friend before it's too late ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon Witch and Wombat Ashley Belote , Ashley Belote (illustrator), New York (City) : Penguin Random House , 2023 27116356 2023 single work picture book children's

'Every witch will want a wombat after reading this humorous picture book perfect for little readers who want a new pet!

'Wilma, a young witch, cannot wait to get her very first cat! But when the pet store is fresh out of kittens, Wilma brings home. . . a wombat?! What a CAT-astrophe! A wombat is nothing like a cat, but maybe if Wilma puts cat ears on the little critter, no one will notice. . . . (Spoiler alert: they do.)

'This bright and fun picture book teaches young witches that our differences can be our strengths when we have an open mind!' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Be Not Afraid of Love : Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection Mimi Zhu , New York (City) : Penguin Random House , 2022 25725839 2022 selected work essay

'A collection of powerful interconnected essays and affirmations that follow Mimi Zhu’s journey toward embodying and re-learning love after a violent romantic relationship, a stunning and provocative book that will guide and inspire readers to lean into love with softness

'In their early twenties, Mimi Zhu was a survivor of intimate-partner abuse. This left them broken, in search of healing and ways to re-learn love. This work is a testament to the strength and adaptability all humans possess, a tribute to love. Be Not Afraid of Love explores the intersections of love and fear in self-esteem, friendship, family dynamics, and romantic relationships, and extends out to its effects on society and the greater political realm. In sharing their own intimate encounters with oppression, healing, joy, and community, Mimi invites readers to reflect deeply on their own experiences as well, with the intention of acting as a guide to undoing the hurt or uncertainty within them. In this heartrending and revolutionary book, Mimi reminds us, be not afraid of love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 8 y separately published work icon Hannah and Emil Belinda Castles , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1879347 2012 single work novel historical fiction 'Emil and Hannah live their lives amid the turmoil of 20th-century history. Emil, a German veteran of the Great War, has returned home to a disturbed nation. As inflation and unemployment edge the country near collapse, Emil's involvement with the resistance ultimately forces him from his family and his home. Hannah, soaked in the many languages of her upbringing as a Russian Jew in the West End of London and intent on experiencing the world, leaves home for Europe, travelling into a continent headed again towards total war. In Brussels, she meets the devastated Emil, who has just crossed the border on foot from Nazi Germany, leaving tragedy in his wake. All too briefly, they make a life in England before war strikes, and Emil, an enemy alien, is interned and then sent away. Hannah, determined to find him, prepares herself for a lonely and dangerous journey across the seas' (Publisher website).
32 68 y separately published work icon Elizabeth Costello : Eight Lessons J. M. Coetzee , Milsons Point : Knopf , 2003 Z1064567 2003 single work novel (taught in 3 units)

In Elizabeth Costello: Eight Lessons, the eponymous protagonist is a retired author of international literary acclaim, who now spends her time giving guest lectures and interviews at scholarly events around the world. Old age has loosened, rather than reified, her ethical and literary convictions, and swelled her emotional reserves; rather than provide the staid academic wisdom expected of her, Costello offers provocative, unsettling opinions on issues such as animal rights, literary censorship, and the nature of belief - opinions she may or may not believe in herself. Profoundly aware of itself, Coetzee's novel is about human morality and mortality, but above all, about literature itself and the ethical responsibilities of writers and readers.
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