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Topics: puberty, menstruation.

Non-fiction

Uses simple text and colour illustrations to explain how to manage periods. It includes notes for parents, teachers and carers.

Age: 8+

Angelo, Fay Heather Pitchard. and Rose Stewart. Secret girls' business. Victoria: SGB Publishing, 2004. 
ISBN: 9780975011300

Topic: strengths, emotional literacy

Fiction

Marcel was a monster of medium size with crotchety horns and googly eyes. He was lumpy and grumpy and suitably hairy. But Marcel had a problem ... he just wasn't scary. But one day, Marcel discovers that his cooking can give kids a real fright. Has he finally found the perfect job...as a Monster Chef?

Age: 3 to 8 years.

Bland, Nick. Monster Chef. NSW: Scholastic Australia, 2014. 
ISBN: 9781742838250

The Mission Australia Youth Survey is the largest annual survey of young people in Australia. The survey aims to identify the values, aspirations and issues of concern to young people at the national level, but also then presents information on states and territories of Australia. This report and overview provide findings the 2022 survey results. The top three issues in Australia in 2022 were the environment, equity and discrimination, and mental health.