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>Our middle school 7th graders read Walkabout by ?James Walker? It is excellent. Two children are lost in the Australian outback and spend time searching for a way out. They encounter an Aborigine child their age who helps them. There is alot of information about not only Australia but wildlife and the natives. One word of caution, there was a movie based on the book released in the late 60's or early 70's. I bought the movie thinking it would be a great teaching tool. The movie is not even close to the storyline of the book and has graphic scenes with nudity. The book is great!!! I am sorry about the author, I'm at home and not exactly sure but you should be able to find it on Amazon, etc.< I would be very concerned that anyone would be reading this book by James Vance Marshall and having students think that it represents either modern Australia or the Aboriginal people. It was first published in 1963, before Aborigines were even granted full citizenship status let alone another 40 years of recognition and reconciliation. Despite the headline-grabbing reports in Time magazine and other publications, and the TV footage that a few activists will get during the Olympics, the issue is not 'tearing this nation apart' . On the whole, we live in harmony together without racial tension no matter what bored reporters looking fir a new angle might like to take out of context. I did not answer your initial request because there is so much that is brilliant (many of the titles listed in your hit are quite old and portray Australian teenagers within the context of the period they were written which is not necessarily the casein the Year 2000) but if you could be more specific about your purpose for having the students read an Australian novel, I will be able to help you. Cheers Barbara Barbara Braxton Teacher Librarian Palmerston District Primary School PALMERSTON ACT 2913 AUSTRALIA T. 02 6205 6162 F. 02 6205 7242 E. barbara@dynamite.com.au W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au "Together, we learn from each other." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=