, Who am I?: the diary of Mary Talence: Sydney, / Anita Heiss Scholastic Press Gosford, N.S.W Wikipedia Citation Please see Wikipedia's template documentation for . The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney ’ is a novel for younger readers in diary form, by high profile novelist and academic, Dr Anita Heiss, well known as a challenging speaker, anthologist and author of commercial fiction for adults. Her emphasis on engaging an audience, and her talent for it - evident in her project to write the first Aboriginal ‘chick lit’ for adults - are used to great effect here. Now she's ten years old and living with a white family in Sydney. She doesn't fit in and starts to question why. We live Mary's emotional, psychological and physical journey through her twelve months of diary entries, explaining the collective story of the those members of the Stolen Generation removed under policies of Protection in NSW. The diary format helps to transport readers back through time to .
Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. Who Am I? the Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney (Anita Heiss) The Winona Laduke Chronicles: Stories From the Front Lines in the Battle for Environmental Justice (Winona Laduke) Winter in the Blood (James Welch) With a Closed Fist: Growing Up in Canada's Toughest Neighborhood (Kathy Dobson). Booktopia has Who Am I?, The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, (My story) by Anita Heiss. Buy a discounted Paperback of Who Am I? online from Australia's leading online bookstore.
Part of the "My Story" series. Set in Sydney, , this is the fictional diary of a young Aboriginal girl, a member of the Stolen Generation. She is given the diary by the Sister in charge of Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's Home and through its pages she describes her life - from her arrival there, aged five, through her struggle to understand why she was taken from her real mother, to her. , Who am I?: the diary of Mary Talence: Sydney, / Anita Heiss Scholastic Press Gosford, N.S.W Wikipedia Citation Please see Wikipedia's template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Click to read more about Who am I?: The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, by Anita Heiss. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
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