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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Daughter of the Forest

Sevenwaters #1

Juliet Marillier

672 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

The Stranger Upstairs

Lisa M. Matlin

278 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds

Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement

Henry Reynolds

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Down Under by Bill Bryson

Down Under

Bill Bryson

12 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions) user-added

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Joan Lindsay

224 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington, Nugi Garimara

Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time

Doris Pilkington, Nugi Garimara

135 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography emotional reflective medium-paced
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell

Pillow Thoughts

Pillow Thoughts #1

Courtney Peppernell

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
The White Girl by Tony Birch

The White Girl

Tony Birch

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

The Boy from the Mish

Gary Lonesborough

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional reflective medium-paced