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Year 9 Exploring Life Stories of Memory and Self : Our Library Recommendations

Students will engage with a variety of biographical and autobiographical texts and respond to the characters and their experiences.

Truthful Biographies

"An introduction to the ways that writers compose biographies and autobiographies. Excerpts and analysis help to explain the importance of honesty and detail in this nonfiction form"

The Meaning of Luck: Steve Waugh

In ‘The Meaning of Luck: Stories of Learning, Leadership and Love’, Steve explores the concept of luck, based on his experiences in the worlds of sport, business and charity.

The Story of our Mob

The Dingo family history is full of life, death, laughter, violence, struggle, children, poverty, alcohol, and surprisingly after all that, success. 

929 DIN

Life As I Know It: Michelle Payne

In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage. Michelle was put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. 

798.4 PAY

Showboat. The Life of Kobe Bryant

The definitive biography of global superstar and basketball icon Kobe Bryant.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Cross Sports Book Awards Best Biography of the Year.

796.323092 BRY

Unmasked: Turia Pitt

Telling the story of Turia’s life before and after the fire 796.04 PIT

Reckoning: Magda Szubanski

Heartbreaking, joyous, traumatic, intimate and revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s most beloved performers, tells her story.  

791.4502 SZU