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CBCA - Children's Book Council of Australia

CBCA's Shortlist Early Childhood Category 2022

Jumping Jetty By Andrea Rowe and Illustrator Hannah Sommerville.

While Milla’s friends take big, brave jumps off the jetty, Milla stays on the blistering wood, scared of what lurks below. But when Milla accidentally falls off the edge, she discovers the beauty of the deep, dark sea – and her summer changes forever.

CBCA's Shortlist Older Reader Category 2022

Sugar Town Queens By Malla Nunn

Sugar Town Queens, set in South Africa's shanty towns, is a spectacular and heart-breaking account of three generations of women fighting against prejudice and violence. 

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