Expand your understanding of Aboriginal history, culture and achievement with this recommended reading list for National Reconciliation Week. 1. Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, edited by Anita Heiss Explore diverse voices, experiences and accounts of what it’s like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia. Compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, the anthology contains stories from well-known authors and high-profile identities as well as newly-discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, often challenging stereotypes, and alway demanding respect. Listen to Growing up Aboriginal in Australia on eAudio 2. Terra nullius by Claire G Coleman Sometime in the near future, Australia is about to experience colonisation once more. What have we learned from our past? This fantastic read was shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2018 and has gathered many other accolades over the years. Listen to Terra nullius on eAudio 3. Too much lip by Melissa Lucashenko Enter the world of wise-cracking Kerry Salter, who has spent a lifetime avoiding two things: her hometown and prison. But now her pop is dying so she heads south on a stolen motorbike only to discover that Bundjalung country has a funny way of grabbing on to people. A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby. Listen to Too much lip on eAudio 4. The white girl by Tony Birch Odette Brown has lived her whole life on the fringes of a small country town. Left to raise her granddaughter Sissy on her own, Odette has managed to stay under the radar of the welfare authorities who are removing fair-skinned Aboriginal children from their families. When a new policeman arrives in town, determined to enforce the law, Odette must risk everything to save her granddaughter Sissy and protect everything … Continue reading Seven books for National Reconciliation Week