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<strong>2024</strong><br />
CATALOGUE<br />
insight <strong>2024</strong> CATALOGUE<br />
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CATALOGUE<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Publications is an independent<br />
Australian-owned company with more than<br />
50 years of experience publishing English<br />
resources for secondary students and<br />
teachers.<br />
We develop innovative, engaging and<br />
evolving English resources to challenge,<br />
to inspire and to enrich learning.<br />
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<strong>2024</strong> CATALOGUE<br />
35 NEW<br />
TITLES<br />
31 TRIAL<br />
EXAMS<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
FEATURED RESOURCES 5<br />
Key Skills: VCE English new<br />
7<br />
English Year 12 7<br />
EAL Year 12 7<br />
English Year 11 8<br />
EAL Year 11 8<br />
English Language Year 11 8<br />
English Language Year 12 9<br />
Explore and Analyse Argument 9<br />
Senior English Skills: Preparing for VCE<br />
English<br />
Guide to Writing: A student toolkit 10<br />
Analysing Unseen Texts For English Standard<br />
& English Advanced<br />
Literature for Senior Students 6th ed. 11<br />
Literature: Western Australia Years 11 & 12 new 11<br />
Year 11 English: Western Australia 12<br />
Year 12 English: Western Australia 12<br />
WA Year 12 ATAR English Exam Practice 12<br />
9<br />
10<br />
Summary Guides – Maths 7–10 new<br />
17<br />
English for NSW Year 7, Stage 4 18<br />
English for NSW Year 8, Stage 4 new<br />
18<br />
English for NSW Year 9, Stage 5 18<br />
English for NSW Year 10, Stage 5 new<br />
18<br />
Junior English Skills 7 new<br />
19<br />
Junior English Skills 8 new<br />
19<br />
Daily Language Practice series 20<br />
Daily Writing & Editing Practice series 20<br />
Daily English Practice Book 3 21<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Issues: Junior Years 22<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Issues: For & Against 22<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Shakespeare Plays series 2nd ed. 23<br />
Film Analysis Handbook 2nd ed. 24<br />
Literature Handbook 24<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Sample Essays 25<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Text Guides new<br />
26<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> VCE Trial Exams new<br />
13<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> HSC Trial Exams new<br />
13<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Framework of Ideas series 14<br />
VCE Revision Questions new<br />
15<br />
Australian Curriculum English Years 7–10 16<br />
KEY<br />
Print format only<br />
Digital format only<br />
BUNDLE: both print & digital formats<br />
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FEATURED RESOURCES<br />
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RESOURCES<br />
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FEATURED<br />
RESOURCES<br />
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SEE PAGE 14<br />
<strong>2024</strong><br />
Year 12 Trial Exam Paper<br />
English<br />
Task Book<br />
<strong>2024</strong> Trial Exam Paper<br />
• Reading time: 15 minutes<br />
• Writing time: 3 hours<br />
Approved materials<br />
• An English and/or bilingual printed dictionary<br />
Materials supplied<br />
• Task Book of 16 pages<br />
Instructions<br />
• Write your responses in English.<br />
• You may keep this Task Book.<br />
Students are not permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic<br />
devices into the examination room.<br />
Contents pages<br />
Section A (1 question, 20 marks) _______________________________________ 2–7<br />
Section B (1 question, 20 marks) ______________________________________ 8–12<br />
Section C (1 question, 20 marks) _____________________________________ 13–15<br />
Assessment criteria __________________________________________________ 16<br />
Mathematics Advanced<br />
General<br />
Instructions<br />
Total marks:<br />
100<br />
This trial examination produced by <strong>Insight</strong> Publications is NOT an official VCAA paper for the <strong>2024</strong> English wri ten<br />
examination. The Publishers assume no legal liability for the opinions, ideas or statements contained in this trial<br />
examination.<br />
This examination paper is licensed to be printed, photocopied or placed on the school intranet and used only within the<br />
confines of the purchasing school for examining their students. No trial examination or part thereof may be issued or<br />
passed on to any other party, including other schools, practising or non-practising teachers, tutors, parents, websites or<br />
publishing agencies, without the wri ten consent of <strong>Insight</strong> Publications.<br />
Copyright © <strong>Insight</strong> Publications <strong>2024</strong><br />
Reading time 10 minutes<br />
Working time – 3 hours<br />
Write using black pen<br />
Calculators approved by NESA may be used<br />
A reference sheet is provided at the back of this paper<br />
• For questions in Section II, show relevant mathematical reasoning and/or<br />
calculations<br />
Section I – 10 marks (pages 2–6)<br />
Attempt Questions 1–10<br />
• A low about 15 minutes for this section<br />
Section II – 90 marks (pages 7–35)<br />
Attempt Questions 11–32<br />
• A low about 2 hours and 45 minutes for this section<br />
This trial examination produced by <strong>Insight</strong> Publications is NOT an o ficial NESA paper for the <strong>2024</strong> Mathematics Advanced wri ten examination.<br />
The Publishers assume no lega liability for the opinions, ideas or statements contained in this trial examination. This examination paper is<br />
licensed to be printed, photocopied or placed on the school intranet and used only within the confines of the purchasing school for examining<br />
their students. No trial examination or part thereof may be issued or passed on to any other party, including other schools, practising or nonpractising<br />
teachers, tutors, parents, websites or publishing agencies, withou the written consent of <strong>Insight</strong> Publications.<br />
Copyright © <strong>Insight</strong> Publications <strong>2024</strong><br />
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SEE PAGES 26–35<br />
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Key Skills:<br />
VCE English<br />
Robert Beardwood &<br />
Melanie Napthine<br />
Covering Units 1–4 of the VCE<br />
English/EAL Study Design, <strong>Insight</strong>’s<br />
Key Skills: VCE English takes an<br />
accessible and practical approach<br />
aimed at honing students’ skills and<br />
developing their confidence.<br />
A combined workbook and textbook,<br />
Key Skills: VCE English guides<br />
students through all assessment<br />
tasks, supported by stimulating<br />
activities, scaffolded writing exercises<br />
and easy-to-follow processes.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Guidelines and models for<br />
responding both personally<br />
and analytically to texts<br />
• Advice for using key ideas<br />
and mentor texts to stimulate<br />
students’ own writing<br />
• Diverse and engaging<br />
media texts, including audio<br />
and audiovisual texts, on<br />
contemporary issues<br />
• High-level sample responses<br />
for all assessment tasks<br />
• A chapter on the exam.<br />
English Year 12:<br />
VCE Units 3 & 4<br />
Robert Beardwood & Leon Furze<br />
with Nicole James, Melanie<br />
Napthine, Melanie Van<br />
Langenberg & Ben White<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s English Year 12: VCE Units<br />
3 & 4 is a comprehensive and<br />
practical guide to the new VCE<br />
English/EAL Study Design. Activities,<br />
word banks, sentence starters and<br />
step-by-step processes enable<br />
students to develop their skills in<br />
every area of the course.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Strategies for analysing<br />
topics and developing strong<br />
analytical responses to texts<br />
• Explorations of the four key<br />
ideas in the Framework of<br />
Ideas, and guidelines for<br />
drawing on mentor texts<br />
• Practical writing tips and tools<br />
to aid students in producing<br />
original texts in different forms<br />
• A wide range of engaging<br />
media texts, including audio<br />
and audiovisual texts, on<br />
current issues<br />
• Annotated sample responses<br />
for all assessment tasks<br />
• A digital chapter on the exam<br />
• A variety of supplementary<br />
digital resources.<br />
EAL Year 12:<br />
VCE Units 3 & 4<br />
Melanie Napthine, Niki Cook,<br />
Michael E Daniel, Avril Good &<br />
Lachlan Whitley<br />
Accessible and engaging, <strong>Insight</strong>’s<br />
EAL Year 12: VCE Units 3 & 4 provides<br />
comprehensive coverage of the new<br />
VCE English/EAL Study Design.<br />
Examples, models and engaging<br />
activities are designed to develop<br />
students’ listening, comprehension,<br />
analytical and expressive skills.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Guidelines and models for<br />
developing analytical<br />
responses to texts<br />
• A comprehensive chapter<br />
on responding to audio and<br />
audiovisual material about the<br />
selected texts<br />
• Detailed explorations of the<br />
four Framework ideas, and<br />
their mentor texts<br />
• Advice and models for<br />
analysing media texts,<br />
including audio and<br />
audiovisual texts<br />
• A digital chapter on the exam<br />
• Bonus digital content,<br />
including video tutorials,<br />
consolidation and extension<br />
activities, and sample<br />
responses.<br />
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English Year 11:<br />
VCE Units 1 & 2<br />
Robert Beardwood with<br />
Leon Furze & Ben White<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s English Year 11: VCE<br />
Units 1 & 2 is a comprehensive<br />
textbook for VCE English. It presents<br />
detailed guidelines for each area<br />
of study, including strategies for<br />
analysis, practical approaches to<br />
developing written pieces, and<br />
sample responses.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Sentence starters, model<br />
paragraphs, word banks and<br />
numerous activities to help<br />
students develop stronger<br />
written pieces<br />
• Guidelines for writing personal<br />
and analytical responses to<br />
texts<br />
• A variety of text excerpts to<br />
demonstrate text structures<br />
and language features<br />
• Strategies and activities to<br />
explore, and develop written<br />
pieces for, five key ideas,<br />
including suggested mentor<br />
texts<br />
• A range of media texts<br />
covering recent issues<br />
• Sample responses for all<br />
assessment tasks.<br />
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EAL Year 11:<br />
VCE Units 1 & 2<br />
Melanie Napthine with Niki<br />
Cook & Michael E Daniel<br />
EAL Year 11: VCE Units 1 & 2<br />
is a practical resource providing<br />
comprehensive coverage of the VCE<br />
English/EAL Study Design.<br />
The guide presents practical<br />
strategies for preparing for<br />
assessment tasks, with clear<br />
guidelines to help students<br />
produce original, well-structured<br />
responses for all outcomes. Tools,<br />
tips, models, word banks and cloze<br />
exercises assist in progressively<br />
developing students’ listening,<br />
comprehension, analytical and<br />
expressive skills.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Guidelines and models for<br />
personal and analytical<br />
responses to texts<br />
• Strategies for working with<br />
key ideas and mentor texts to<br />
create original texts<br />
• Annotated high-level sample<br />
student responses for all<br />
assessment tasks<br />
• A variety of bonus digital<br />
content, including video<br />
tutorials and consolidation and<br />
extension activities.<br />
English Language<br />
Year 11:<br />
VCE Units 1 & 2<br />
Selina Dennis, Natalie Gleeson,<br />
Luke Francis & Anna Stewart<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s English Language Year<br />
11: VCE Units 1 & 2 provides<br />
comprehensive coverage of Units<br />
1 and 2 of the new VCE English<br />
Language Study Design. The book<br />
offers an accessible, engaging<br />
approach and includes a variety of<br />
stimulating activities.<br />
Written by highly experienced<br />
English Language teachers and<br />
assessors, this resource supports<br />
students in developing the<br />
knowledge and skills necessary for<br />
success in English Language.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Definitions and explanations<br />
of key metalanguage and<br />
linguistic terms<br />
• Sample texts demonstrating<br />
features of language use<br />
• Detailed advice on tackling<br />
linguistic fieldwork<br />
• Activities encouraging<br />
students to develop their<br />
understanding<br />
• Supplementary digital material<br />
featuring answers, videos and<br />
other bonus content.
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English Language<br />
Year 12:<br />
VCE Units 3 & 4<br />
Selina Dennis, Natalie Gleeson,<br />
Luke Francis & Anna Stewart<br />
English Language Year 12: VCE Units<br />
3 & 4 provides comprehensive<br />
coverage of Units 3 and 4 of the<br />
new VCE English Language Study<br />
Design. The book provides clear<br />
explanations of key knowledge,<br />
supported by contemporary<br />
examples.<br />
Written by highly experienced<br />
English Language teachers and<br />
assessors, this title provides<br />
students with clarity and direction<br />
regarding the content and outcomes<br />
for each area of study.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Activities designed to<br />
encourage the development<br />
of skills in analysing language<br />
use<br />
• An exploration of attitudes<br />
towards varieties of English<br />
in Australian society, and of<br />
how language choices reflect<br />
identity<br />
• Supplementary digital material<br />
featuring answers, videos and<br />
other bonus content<br />
• A digital chapter on the exam,<br />
available April <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Explore and Analyse<br />
Argument<br />
Melanie Napthine &<br />
Fabrice Wilmann<br />
Explore and Analyse Argument<br />
provides comprehensive coverage<br />
of Area of Study 2 in Units 2 and 4<br />
of the new VCE English/EAL Study<br />
Design.<br />
This innovative resource can be used<br />
from middle years through to the<br />
end of Year 12. With an emphasis<br />
on practical support, Explore and<br />
Analyse Argument includes word<br />
banks, sentence starters, model<br />
sentences and templates, showing<br />
students how to write analytically<br />
about argument and persuasive<br />
language in print, digital, audio and<br />
audiovisual texts.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Practice single-text and<br />
multiple-text scenarios, with<br />
sample student analyses<br />
• Guidelines for developing<br />
strongly structured and<br />
well-supported point-of-view<br />
presentations<br />
• Activities catering to a range<br />
of ability levels<br />
• Advice and models for<br />
improving medium-level<br />
analyses and point-of-view<br />
pieces so that they exhibit the<br />
qualities of high-level pieces.<br />
Senior English Skills:<br />
Preparing for VCE<br />
English<br />
Fabrice Wilmann<br />
Senior English Skills: Preparing for<br />
VCE English is a comprehensive<br />
workbook designed to prepare<br />
Year 10 students for success in their<br />
senior English studies. In addition to<br />
clear explanations of key concepts,<br />
this practical resource includes<br />
word banks, model sentences and<br />
paragraphs, sentence starters,<br />
prompts and annotated responses<br />
to build students’ confidence and<br />
skills progressively.<br />
The title is divided into three<br />
sections, each targeting a key<br />
element of senior English study:<br />
text analysis; writing skills; and<br />
argument and language analysis.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Contemporary media texts for<br />
analysis<br />
• References to a diverse range<br />
of literary and popular texts<br />
• Scaffolded activities to suit a<br />
range of abilities<br />
• Tools, guidelines and<br />
examples to guide students’<br />
writing<br />
• Annotated sample responses.<br />
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Guide to Writing:<br />
A student toolkit<br />
Adam Kealley & Fabrice Wilmann<br />
Aimed at middle years students and supporting the<br />
Australian Curriculum for English, Guide to Writing:<br />
A student toolkit is designed to equip students with<br />
the tools they need to become capable and confident<br />
writers. Combining the comprehensiveness of a<br />
textbook with the practicality of a workbook, the text<br />
explores the four main types of writing: imaginative,<br />
persuasive, interpretive and analytical. Each section in<br />
Guide to Writing focuses on a different type of writing and<br />
includes strategies, techniques and activities to develop<br />
and hone students’ writing skills.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• A logical structure, with sections on the four main<br />
types of writing, as well as a section on editing<br />
and rewriting that guides students in refining their<br />
work<br />
• Concise explanations of the key features of each<br />
type of writing, with ideas and tips to help students<br />
produce complete pieces<br />
• Annotated text examples covering a range of text<br />
types and engaging topics<br />
• Scaffolded activities and exercises designed to<br />
develop students’ writing skills progressively.<br />
Analysing Unseen Texts For<br />
English Standard & English<br />
Advanced<br />
Amanda Lee<br />
Analysing Unseen Texts is a workbook that teaches<br />
students the skills required for Section I, Paper 1 of<br />
the HSC English Standard and Advanced Examinations.<br />
Students will learn about the structure of Section I,<br />
strategies that they can implement, and how to refine<br />
their writing and comprehension skills.<br />
The workbook outlines strategies for analysing a range<br />
of text types to ensure students are familiar with the<br />
skills and concepts required. It includes numerous<br />
practice questions, and activities such as annotating<br />
sample questions, critically reviewing and rewriting<br />
sample responses and reviewing marking criteria.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• An overview of Section I, Paper 1 of the HSC<br />
English Standard and Advanced Examinations<br />
• Strategies for analysing texts, separated by text<br />
type<br />
• Tips on how to refine writing and improve<br />
comprehension skills<br />
• Writing activities and practice questions.<br />
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Literature for Senior Students<br />
6TH EDITION<br />
Robert Beardwood<br />
Literature: Western Australia<br />
Years 11 & 12<br />
Emma Cattapan & Katie Fielding<br />
The 6th edition of Literature for Senior Students is<br />
<strong>updated</strong> for the revised VCE Literature Study Design,<br />
implemented in 2023. It combines a practical approach<br />
to various writing tasks, including step-by-step<br />
processes, preparation strategies and numerous<br />
activities, with a reference section explaining essential<br />
metalanguage and literary concepts. The 6th edition<br />
contains <strong>updated</strong> text examples and sample responses<br />
as well as chapters on the new areas of study in the VCE<br />
Literature course – ‘Exploration of literary movements<br />
and genres’, ‘Voices of Country’ and ‘Developing<br />
interpretations’.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• A comprehensive reference section, including<br />
definitions of key literary terms and techniques; an<br />
overview of literary theory; and a glossary<br />
• Guidelines and activities to help students produce<br />
a range of text responses, including an analysis<br />
that compares/interweaves an initial interpretation<br />
with a second interpretation informed by a<br />
supplementary reading<br />
• Sample responses for all assessment tasks<br />
in Units 3 and 4, using texts on the <strong>2024</strong> VCE<br />
Literature Text List.<br />
Literature: Western Australia Years 11 & 12 is a<br />
comprehensive textbook for the ATAR Literature course.<br />
Written by highly experienced teachers and assessors,<br />
this book systematically covers the Literature course<br />
from Unit 1 through to Unit 4, introducing the central<br />
terms and concepts for each stage and consolidating<br />
understanding through numerous examples and<br />
targeted activities. It provides guidelines on both written<br />
and oral assessments as well as a thorough breakdown<br />
of the exam tasks.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• All the essential knowledge for both Year 11 and<br />
Year 12 Literature<br />
• Clear explanations of key concepts, reinforced by<br />
textual examples<br />
• Annotated sample analyses<br />
• Guidelines for doing a close reading<br />
• Numerous activities to build skills<br />
• A glossary and historical time line for quick<br />
reference<br />
• Guidelines for internal assessment tasks as well<br />
as the final exam.<br />
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Year 11 English: Western<br />
Australia<br />
Adam Kealley, Leanne Bondin, Patricia Dowsett,<br />
Martin Guest & Maria White<br />
Year 12 English: Western<br />
Australia<br />
Adam Kealley, Patricia Dowsett, Martin Guest &<br />
Maria White<br />
Written by experienced Western Australian teachers,<br />
these titles are practical and comprehensive guides to<br />
Units 1 to 4 of the ATAR English course.<br />
Student-friendly explanations of the course’s key<br />
concepts are supported by annotated examples from a<br />
range of text types. Scaffolded sample responses assist<br />
students to develop successful analytical, comparative<br />
and creative pieces. A variety of activities and sample<br />
questions, supported by checklists, word banks,<br />
writing models and analytical structures, build skills<br />
progressively throughout the books so that students are<br />
supported in achieving success in Units 1 to 4.<br />
THE BOOKS FEATURE:<br />
• Detailed explorations of course terminology, and<br />
activities to develop vocabulary and expression<br />
• Text studies to illustrate key analytical skills and<br />
understandings<br />
• Thematic case studies that model creative<br />
approaches to knowledge and skill development<br />
• Innovative strategies for developing analytical,<br />
imaginative, interpretive and persuasive<br />
responses.<br />
WA Year 12 ATAR English Exam<br />
Practice<br />
Leanne Bondin with Louise Pettigrew<br />
Presenting more than 50 different exam-style questions<br />
and more than 100 supplementary activities, <strong>Insight</strong>’s<br />
WA Year 12 ATAR English Exam Practice provides many<br />
opportunities for students to demonstrate, apply and<br />
hone their understanding of the ATAR English syllabus<br />
concepts, equipping them with the confidence and skills<br />
essential to exam success.<br />
Each practice question is accompanied by three related<br />
activities with suggested working times of 10, 20/30 and<br />
60 minutes. The activities cover strategies including<br />
decoding questions, planning within time constraints,<br />
writing thesis statements and identifying appropriate<br />
textual evidence.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
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• Twenty different Comprehending questions based<br />
on a variety of text types, including visual and<br />
multimodal forms<br />
• A range of stimulating Responding questions<br />
• Composing questions that allow students to<br />
practise creating texts in imaginative, interpretive<br />
and persuasive forms<br />
• Preparation strategies for each section of the<br />
exam<br />
• Advice about time management in the exam<br />
• Helpful hints for avoiding common misreadings,<br />
mistakes and pitfalls.<br />
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<strong>Insight</strong> VCE Trial Exams<br />
FOR <strong>2024</strong><br />
Only available to schools directly through <strong>Insight</strong>, our<br />
VCE Trial Exams are written and reviewed by highly<br />
experienced teachers and assessors, and help senior<br />
students to excel in their VCE exams.<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> VCE Trial Exams provide crucial exam practice,<br />
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<strong>Insight</strong> Framework of Ideas series<br />
Each title in the <strong>Insight</strong> Framework of Ideas series is<br />
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Australian Curriculum English Year 7 9781922771681 $27.95<br />
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Australian Curriculum English Years 7–10<br />
Leanne Bondin & Adam Kealley<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Australian Curriculum English series aligns<br />
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Each Australian Curriculum English workbook is made up<br />
of twelve units that are centred on a unifying theme, text<br />
type or significant English skill. They can be completed<br />
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EACH TITLE FEATURES:<br />
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• Student-friendly questions, including fill-in<br />
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• A range of text types, including both classic and<br />
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• Representation of First Nations writers and<br />
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Summary Guides – Maths 7<br />
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Summary Guides – Maths 8<br />
Natalie Caruso<br />
Summary Guides – Maths 9<br />
Michael Loh<br />
Summary Guides – Maths 10<br />
Meiyi Tan<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Summary Guides – Maths series helps students<br />
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year level of mathematics.<br />
The guides are written by practising maths teachers,<br />
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They could also be used at home as self-study tools or in<br />
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English for NSW Year 7 9781923016248 $27.95<br />
English for NSW Year 8 9781923016491 $27.95<br />
English for NSW Year 9 9781923016255 $27.95<br />
English for NSW Year 10 9781923016507 $27.95<br />
English for NSW Years 7–10<br />
Emily Beach, Emma Wynne-Jones & Bronwyn<br />
Ralphs<br />
Publication of the Years 8 and 10 titles completes this<br />
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the NSW syllabus. The English for NSW series targets the<br />
focus areas of Reading, viewing and listening to texts;<br />
Understanding and responding to texts; and Expressing<br />
ideas and composing texts.<br />
Featuring a complete year of suggested units, each<br />
workbook offers students opportunities for individual<br />
and collaborative learning, as well as extension and<br />
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Junior English Skills 7<br />
Lisa Neale<br />
Junior English Skills 7 and Junior English Skills 8 are<br />
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Both titles are divided into 26 units, each of which<br />
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quotation marks. They feature varied activities, from<br />
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questions to comprehension and extended-response<br />
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Junior English Skills 8<br />
Lisa Neale<br />
EACH TITLE FEATURES:<br />
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• Engaging purpose-written texts accompanying<br />
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• Answers provided at the end of each title for ease<br />
of reference.<br />
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Daily Language Practice series<br />
Fabrice Wilmann<br />
Supporting the Australian Curriculum for English,<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Daily Language Practice series is designed<br />
to reinforce the key skills of grammar, punctuation,<br />
spelling, vocabulary and reading comprehension<br />
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Aimed at students in Years 7 and 8, Daily Language<br />
Practice Book 1 and Daily Language Practice Book 2 are<br />
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Clearly and logically structured, each book in the series<br />
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• A vocabulary sheet to track and reinforce retention<br />
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• Complete answer sheets, available online<br />
• Curriculum charts showing links to the Australian<br />
Curriculum for English, available online.<br />
Daily Writing & Editing<br />
Practice series<br />
Fabrice Wilmann<br />
Supporting the Australian Curriculum for English,<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Daily Writing & Editing Practice series is<br />
designed to develop and reinforce students’ writing<br />
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Aimed at students in Years 7 and 8, Daily Writing & Editing<br />
Practice Book 1 and Daily Writing & Editing Practice Book 2<br />
help to develop proficiency in the interrelated strands<br />
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EACH TITLE FEATURES:<br />
• Forty weeks of ten-minute daily activities that<br />
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• A range of text types and engaging topics<br />
• A wide variety of activity types<br />
• Daily checklists to help monitor progress<br />
• Writing and editing checklists, available online<br />
• Complete answer sheets, available online<br />
• Curriculum charts showing links to the Australian<br />
Curriculum for English, available online.<br />
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Daily English Practice Book 3<br />
Erin Foster, Louise Pettigrew & Teagan Sloman<br />
Supporting the Australian Curriculum for English,<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Daily English Practice Book 3 is designed<br />
to reinforce the key skills of grammar, punctuation,<br />
spelling, vocabulary, inference, writing and editing<br />
through targeted daily exercises.<br />
Developing on from and combining elements of the<br />
bestselling Daily Language Practice and Daily Writing<br />
and Editing Practice series, this title is the perfect<br />
supplementary resource to help Year 9 students<br />
consolidate their foundational English skills prior to<br />
studying senior English. It is ideal for daily warm-ups,<br />
homework tasks or informal assessments, and includes<br />
a variety of exercises covering a wide range of topics to<br />
engage students and make learning the fundamentals<br />
of English approachable and interesting.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Thirty weeks of ten-minute daily activities<br />
• Varied text types and engaging topics<br />
• A wide variety of activity types, including<br />
NAPLAN-style questions<br />
• A daily checklist to help monitor progress<br />
• Writing and editing checklists, vocabulary sheets<br />
and complete answer sheets, available online<br />
• Curriculum charts showing how each week of<br />
activities relates to the Australian Curriculum for<br />
English, available online.<br />
Clearly and logically structured, Daily English Practice<br />
Book 3 helps to develop proficiency in the interrelated<br />
strands of language, literature and literacy through<br />
scaffolded activities and questions, and allows students<br />
to practise these key English skills independently, either<br />
in the classroom or at home.<br />
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<strong>Insight</strong> Issues: Junior Years<br />
Melanie Napthine & Robert Beardwood<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Issues: For & Against<br />
Melanie Napthine & Marie Rimpas<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Issues: Junior Years gives Years 7 and 8 students<br />
an accessible introduction to argument and persuasive<br />
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With clear explanations and relevant examples, the book<br />
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and producing persuasive texts throughout the secondary<br />
school years.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• Fourteen work units based on engaging texts<br />
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• Scaffolded activities that develop students’<br />
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Aimed at students in Years 9 and 10, and providing<br />
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Each unit focuses on a different aspect of persuasive<br />
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THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
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<strong>Insight</strong> Shakespeare Plays series 2ND EDITION<br />
Developed and written by leading teachers and<br />
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Film Analysis Handbook<br />
2ND EDITION<br />
Thomas Caldwell<br />
Literature Handbook:<br />
A Guide to Literary Analysis<br />
Robert Beardwood<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Film Analysis Handbook 2nd edition is a<br />
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new design.<br />
Relevant to English and Media, the Film Analysis Handbook<br />
is a one-stop reference for any genre of film, with<br />
examples to support students’ own viewing experiences.<br />
THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
• More than 160 full-colour photographs illustrating<br />
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• Excellent strategies and straightforward models for<br />
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• Discussion of the technical aspects of filmmaking<br />
• Analysis of elements such as genres, narratives<br />
and intertextuality.<br />
<strong>Insight</strong>’s Literature Handbook: A guide to literary analysis<br />
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and skills for analysing novels, short stories, drama,<br />
poetry, nonfiction and film.<br />
The Literature Handbook explains and models the ways<br />
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THE BOOK FEATURES:<br />
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• Hundreds of examples from a wide range of texts<br />
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• A literary time line from ancient Greece to the<br />
present and a comprehensive glossary of literary<br />
terms for quick reference.<br />
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<strong>Insight</strong> Sample Essays<br />
<strong>Insight</strong> Sample Essays are high-level text responses<br />
written by experienced teachers, assessors and experts<br />
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Sample essays on texts new to the <strong>2024</strong> VCE English/<br />
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List of <strong>Insight</strong> Sample Essays<br />
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Bad Dreams and Other Stories<br />
Born a Crime<br />
Chronicle of a Death Foretold<br />
False Claims of Colonial Thieves<br />
Flames<br />
Go, Went, Gone<br />
High Ground<br />
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Things Fall Apart<br />
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Island<br />
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Mabo<br />
Measure for Measure<br />
Medea<br />
Nine Days<br />
No Sugar<br />
Old/New World<br />
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Photograph 51<br />
Rear Window<br />
Reckoning<br />
Selected Poems – Donne<br />
Stasiland<br />
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Stories We Tell<br />
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The Complete Maus<br />
The Crucible<br />
The Golden Age<br />
The Hate Race<br />
The Left Hand of Darkness<br />
The Lieutenant<br />
The Queen<br />
The Thing Around Your Neck<br />
The White Tiger<br />
Things We Didn’t See Coming<br />
This Boy’s Life<br />
Tracks<br />
The Women of Troy<br />
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List of <strong>Insight</strong> Text Guides<br />
TITLE AUTHOR PRINT ISBN DIGITAL<br />
A Christmas Carol Grace Moore 9781921411915<br />
A Farewell to Arms Ross Walker 9781921411076<br />
A Lesson Before Dying Scott Hurley 9781920693077<br />
A Man for All Seasons Sue Tweg 9781921088629<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Sue Tweg 9781923016309<br />
A Separation Jenny McMillan 9781925134094<br />
A Streetcar Named Desire Rosemary O’Shea 9781921088988<br />
A View from the Bridge Scott Hurley 9781920693596<br />
After Darkness Virginia Lee 9781925485677<br />
All About Eve Virginia Lee 9781922243119<br />
All the Light We Cannot See Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925485639<br />
Angela’s Ashes Sue Sciortino 9781875882281<br />
Animal Farm Catriona Mills 9781921411816<br />
Away Mark Eckersley 9781925134087<br />
Bad Dreams and Other Stories Adam Kealley 9781922771087<br />
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925316896<br />
Billy Elliot Abbie Thomas 9781925134100<br />
Blade Runner Therese O’Haire 9781875882304<br />
Blueprints for a Barbed-Wire Canoe Brigid Magner 9781920693985<br />
Born a Crime Leon Furze 9781922771261<br />
Brave New World Nick Levey 9781921411823<br />
Brooklyn Virginia Lee 9781922150868<br />
Burial Rites Virginia Lee 9781925134117<br />
Cabaret Sue Tweg 9781875882335<br />
Cat’s Eye GM Dewis 9781921411922<br />
Chronicle of a Death Foretold Timothy Roberts 9781922771728<br />
Citizen Kane Diana Barnes 9781921088636<br />
Cloudstreet Roie Thomas 9781921411014<br />
Collected Stories – Farmer Fiona Neilson 9781921088698<br />
Coraline (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Alison Tealby 9781923016187<br />
Così Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781921411045<br />
Crow Country Timothy Roberts 9781923016002<br />
Dead Letter Office Sue Tweg 9781875882410<br />
Dead Poets Society GM Dewis 9781921411<strong>05</strong>2<br />
Death of a Salesman Iain Sinclair 9781921411830<br />
Detention (LATE 2025) Tim Derricourt 9781923016033<br />
Diving for Pearls Pamela Williams 9781875882328<br />
Don’t Start Me Talking Brigid Magner 9781920693992<br />
Dream Stuff Kate Macdonell & Robert Beardwood 9781875882700<br />
Dreams from My Father Carol Hart 9781921411618<br />
Emma Ruth Thomas 9781921411625<br />
Every Man in This Village Is a Liar Kevin Foster 9781922243294<br />
Extinction Sue Sherman 9781925485851<br />
Fahrenheit 451 Virginia Lee 9781922525611<br />
Falling Sue Sciortino 9781875882380<br />
False Claims of Colonial Thieves Diana Barnes 9781922378132<br />
Fine Line Fiona Neilson 9781921088063<br />
First They Killed My Father (LATE 2025) Sue Downie 9781875882717<br />
Flames Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922378<strong>05</strong>7<br />
Fly Away Peter Leonie Keaney 9781875882137<br />
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TITLE AUTHOR PRINT ISBN DIGITAL<br />
Frankenstein Sue Tweg 9781921411397<br />
Gattaca Sue Tweg 9781920693091<br />
Generals Die in Bed Ross Walker 9781921088001<br />
Ghost Wall (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Melanie Napthine 9781923154872<br />
Girl with a Pearl Earring Lisa Fletcher 9781875882724<br />
Go, Went, Gone Leon Furze 9781922378101<br />
Great Expectations Timothy Roberts 9781921411021<br />
Great Short Works – Poe William Douglas 9781921088704<br />
Growing Up Asian in Australia Niki Cook 9781922525437<br />
Hamlet Sue Tweg 9781920693367<br />
Hard Times Scott Hurley 9781921088643<br />
Hatchet Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922525994<br />
Heart of Darkness Catriona Mills 9781925175974<br />
Henry IV Part I Victoria Bladen 9781921411403<br />
Henry Lawson’s Short Stories Robert Beardwood 9781920693107<br />
High Ground Jarrod Sturnieks 9781922771209<br />
Holes Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922771810<br />
Home Robyn Sheahan-Bright 9781921088650<br />
I Am Malala Scott Hurley 9781925778519<br />
I for Isobel Robert Beardwood & Kate Macdonell 9781920693114<br />
I’m Not Scared Robert Beardwood 9781920693633<br />
In Cold Blood Anja Drummond 9781925485790<br />
In the Country of Men Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922150981<br />
In the Lake of the Woods Iris Breuer 9781875882113<br />
Inheritance Sue Sherman 9781921088018<br />
Into Thin Air Diana Barnes 9781921088735<br />
Invictus Melanie Flower 9781925485929<br />
Island Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925316032<br />
Jane Eyre Timothy Roberts 9781921411847<br />
Jasper Jones Adam Kealley 9781922525376<br />
Julius Caesar Victoria Bladen 9781921411885<br />
King Lear Sue Tweg 9781921411632<br />
Lantana Virginia Lee 9781920693565<br />
Life of Galileo Jane McGennisken 9781922150783<br />
Life of Pi (dir. Ang Lee) Dominic Lennard 9781925134124<br />
Like a House on Fire Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925485820<br />
Look Both Ways Fiona Neilson 9781921088667<br />
Looking for Alibrandi Niki Cook 9781922771025<br />
Lord of the Flies Sue Sherman 9781922525345<br />
Mabo Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922243263<br />
Macbeth Robert Beardwood & Kate Macdonell 97819210886<strong>05</strong><br />
Maestro Christine Ferrari 9781875882069<br />
Measure for Measure Victoria Bladen 9781925316001<br />
Medea Sue Tweg 9781875882274<br />
Minimum of Two Robert Beardwood & Kate Macdonell 9781920693589<br />
Montana 1948 Sue Sciortino 9781875882311<br />
Much Ado About Nothing Victoria Bladen 9781925778427<br />
My Brilliant Career Sue Sherman 9781922771759<br />
Never Let Me Go Justine McGinnis 9781922771322<br />
New and Selected Poems – Mary Oliver (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Avril Good 9781923154780<br />
Night Sabrina Chakman 9781875882489<br />
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TITLE AUTHOR PRINT ISBN DIGITAL<br />
Nine Days Diana Barnes 9781925485967<br />
Nineteen Eighty-Four Ross Walker 9781921088674<br />
No Great Mischief Scott Hurley 9781875882731<br />
No Sugar Mark Eckersley 9781922243171<br />
Oedipus the King (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Sue Tweg 9781923154698<br />
Of Love and Shadows Maria Joseph 9781921088681<br />
Of Mice and Men Timothy Roberts 9781922525550<br />
Once (LATE 2025) Timothy Roberts 9781923016064<br />
One True Thing Sue Sciortino 9781875882434<br />
Othello Sue Tweg 9781875882359<br />
Past the Shallows Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925778489<br />
Persepolis Sue Sherman 9781925485769<br />
Picnic at Hanging Rock Catriona Mills 9781922378729<br />
Pride and Prejudice Fiona Gregory 9781921411410<br />
Rainbow’s End Sue Sherman 9781922771117<br />
Ransom Yvonne Smith 9781921411649<br />
Rear Window Virginia Lee 9781925485707<br />
Requiem for a Beast Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922771230<br />
Richard III Sue Tweg 9781921088711<br />
Romeo and Juliet (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Kim Edwards 9781923154728<br />
Romulus, My Father Ross Walker 9781920693626<br />
Runaway Sue Sherman 9781925778397<br />
Runner Timothy Roberts 9781923016095<br />
Selected Poems – Plath Sue Sciortino 9781921088025<br />
Selected Poems – Slessor Sue Sciortino 9781921088728<br />
Selected Poems – Wordsworth Sue Sciortino 9781921088896<br />
Shakespeare in Love Mike Lee-Ack 9781875882441<br />
Skellig (LATE 2025) Linda Kowarzik 9781923016125<br />
Stasiland Ruth Thomas 9781922004031<br />
Station Eleven Fabrice Wilmann 9781925485998<br />
Stolen Robert Beardwood & Marlene Drysdale 9781875882748<br />
Stories We Tell Diana Barnes 9781925485738<br />
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922004048<br />
Sunset Boulevard Virginia Lee 9781922771148<br />
The 7 Stages of Grieving Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922525260<br />
The Accidental Tourist Maria Joseph 9781921088049<br />
The Age of Innocence (dir. Martin Scorsese) Lisa Fletcher 9781920693374<br />
The Baghdad Blog Louise Gray 9781921088<strong>05</strong>6<br />
The Bone Sparrow Justine McGinnis 9781922525673<br />
The Book Thief (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Melanie Van Langenberg 9781922771964<br />
The Boy Behind the Curtain Diana Barnes 9781925778540<br />
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Anja Drummond 9781922525468<br />
The Castle Thomas Caldwell 9781922525499<br />
The Catcher in the Rye Scott Hurley 9781921088834<br />
The Complete Maus Timothy Nolan 9781922243140<br />
The Complete Stories: Every Move You Make (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Melanie Van Langenberg 9781923154841<br />
The Crucible Sue Tweg 9781921088827<br />
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Russell Smith 9781920693619<br />
The Divine Wind Sue Sciortino 9781875882366<br />
The Dressmaker Virginia Lee 9781922525406<br />
The Erratics Sue Sherman 9781922378163<br />
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TITLE AUTHOR PRINT ISBN DIGITAL<br />
The Freedom of the City Scott Hurley 9781875882663<br />
The Giver Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922525642<br />
The Golden Age Virginia Lee 9781925316865<br />
The Great Gatsby Virginia Lee 9781875882083<br />
The Handmaid’s Tale Erin Geddes 9781922525581<br />
The Happiest Refugee Catriona Mills 9781922525314<br />
The Hate U Give Justine McGinnis 9781922771<strong>05</strong>6<br />
The Hunger Games Fabrice Wilmann 9781922771872<br />
The Hunter Christine Ferrari 9781920693350<br />
The Importance of Being Earnest Fiona Gregory 9781921411007<br />
The Kite Runner Maude Ashton 9781921088070<br />
The Left Hand of Darkness Rachel Fetherston 9781925316834<br />
The Lieutenant Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925134131<br />
The Longest Memory Ross Huggard 9781875882106<br />
The Man Who Loved Children Dominic Lennard 9781925316063<br />
The Memory Police Avril Good 9781922771780<br />
The Merchant of Venice Victoria Bladen 9781925778458<br />
The Mind of a Thief Maude Ashton 9781922243232<br />
The Motorcycle Diaries GM Dewis 9781925134148<br />
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Timothy Roberts 9781921411663<br />
The Outsider Brian Nelson & Fiona Neilson 9781875882458<br />
The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry Sue Sciortino 9781920693510<br />
The Plague Fiona Neilson 9781920693756<br />
The Player Karen Ford 9781875882465<br />
The Quiet American Ross Walker 9781920693336<br />
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Keren Shlezinger 9781921411670<br />
The Road to Winter Timothy Roberts 9781922771841<br />
The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif Ruth Thomas 9781921411038<br />
The Scarlet Letter Theo Hummer 9781921411854<br />
The Secret River Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781921088841<br />
The Shark Net Ruth Thomas 9781921088940<br />
The Stories of Tobias Wolff Sue Sciortino 9781920693572<br />
The Taming of the Shrew Victoria Bladen 9781922525529<br />
The Thing Around Your Neck Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922243676<br />
The Things They Carried Ross Walker 9781875882694<br />
The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed) Scott Hurley & Geoff Heard 9781920693152<br />
The Turning Tim Derricourt 9781923016279<br />
The White Earth Erin Geddes 9781922378033<br />
The White Tiger Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781925134155<br />
The Wife of Martin Guerre Deborah Rechter 9781920693169<br />
The Women of Troy Anja Drummond 9781925778021<br />
The Yield Catriona Mills 9781922771292<br />
Things a Map Won’t Show You Melanie Van Langenberg 9781922771933<br />
Things Fall Apart Scott Hurley 9781875882755<br />
Things We Didn’t See Coming Timothy Roberts 9781921411793<br />
This Boy’s Life Sue Sherman 9781922243997<br />
To Kill a Mockingbird Catriona Mills 9781921411687<br />
Tomorrow, When the War Began (LATE 2025) Adam Kealley 9781923154759<br />
Trash (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Robert Beardwood 9781922771902<br />
Triage Sue Sciortino 9781875882472<br />
Twelfth Night (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Robert Beardwood 9781923154810<br />
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Twelve Angry Men Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781921411694<br />
Two Wolves (LATE 2025) Kate Manera & Adam Kealley 97819231546<strong>05</strong><br />
Unpolished Gem Ruth Thomas 9781925134162<br />
Wag the Dog Dominic Lennard 9781922243201<br />
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781922378040<br />
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Maude Ashton 9781922771179<br />
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape GM Dewis 9781921088902<br />
When Michael Met Mina (LATE <strong>2024</strong>) Anica Boulanger-Mashberg 9781923016217<br />
Wild Cat Falling Sue Sherman 9781925134179<br />
Wonder Timothy Roberts 9781923016156<br />
Wuthering Heights Grace Moore 9781921411861<br />
Year of Wonders Virginia Lee 9781921088742<br />
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