Saving Francesca
Camberwell
:
Viking
,
2003
Z1019212
2003
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 6 units)
'Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed' (Source: NLA).
Across the Nightingale Floor
Sydney
:
Hodder Headline Australia
,
2002
Z962493
2002
single work
novel
fantasy
young adult
(taught in 3 units)
'In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the murderous warlord, Iida Sadamu, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard.
Brought up in a remote mountain village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people, Takeo has learned only the ways of peace. Why, then, does he possess the deadly skills that make him so valuable to the sinister Tribe? These supernatural powers will lead him to his violent destiny within the walls of Inuyama - and to an impossible longing for a girl who can never be his. His journey is one of revenge and treachery, honour and loyalty, beauty and magic, and the passion of first love.' (Source: Publisher's website)
The Story of Tom Brennan
Milsons Point
:
Random House
,
2005
Z1257999
2005
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 5 units)
'A powerful story of love and loss, secrets and revelations - and making sense of a past that once seemed perfect.
'For Tom Brennan, life is about rugby, mates and family - until a night of celebration changes his life forever. Tom's world explodes as his brother Daniel is sent to jail and the Brennans are forced to leave the small town Tom's lived in his whole life. Tom is a survivor, but he needs a ticket out of the past just as much as Daniel. He will find it in many forms . . .' (Publication summary)
Deadly, Unna?
Ringwood
:
Penguin
,
1998
Z517608
1998
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 20 units)
'"Deadly, unna?" He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna? This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rites-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
EDUC2060 aims to give you a grounding in literary theory and its application in educational contexts. You will be introduced to some of the main issues and approaches to teaching reading and literature through the study of young adult literature.
EDUC2060 also offers you opportunities to develop your own literary and pedagogical understandings through undertaking a collaborative project related to the topics and issues covered.
10%
Reading History and Reflective Notes
25%
Module Activities and Group Discussions
25%
Collaborative Project and Presentation
40%
