![]() ![]() They’re all about Indigenous women in different countries, and she makes connections to her life and her community. She comes over, and points out a number of stories she likes. Mr Curran, this book is SOOOOOOOOOOO good.” Watching her later, I notice her devouring the book, moving forwards and backwards through the book. I wasn’t exactly sure how to introduce them to the class but as so often happens, students can often show us the way.Ī student asks if she can read one of the books. I’m genuinely surprised and appreciative at what I see.īack at school, the books sit on my desk for a while. I critically peruse them, expecting them to be filled with bland, non-challenging examples of rebelliousness or making a difference, devoid of diverse races, genders, abilities, appearances, sexualities and so on. ‘Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls’ (Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo) and ‘Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different’ (Ben Brooks) Shopping in K-Mart, two books catch my eye: ![]()
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