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1 3 y separately published work icon Christmas in the Tree Ivan Southall , Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1985 Z830747 1985 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Jonathan lives with his family in a tree-house on the cliff called Merlin's Chair. There is magic all around them. He and his friend Zoe know all the magic stories and spells and on Christmas Eve they even manage to put a spell on Father Christmas.'

Source: Trove.

6 103 y separately published work icon The Getting of Wisdom Henry Handel Richardson , London : Heinemann , 1910 Z901329 1910 single work novel (taught in 25 units)

'A coming-of-age story of a spontaneous heroine who finds herself ensconced in the rigidity of a turn-of-the-century boarding school. The clever and highly imaginative Laura has difficulty fitting in with her wealthy classmates and begins to compromise her ideals in her search for popularity and acceptance.' (From the publisher's website.)

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