[English] controversial Australian classics

[Baird, Anne P]

This is a little bit of an unusual request but there is a very valid reason=
 for asking I assure you.
Can anyone suggest an Australian classic book that would still be considered=
 a little controversial if studied at a school because of it=92s content.
The equivalent in the US for example might be something like Huckleberry Fin=
n or To Kill a Mockingbird (although I don=92t know how you would think of t=
hem as being controversial really- perhaps they=92re a little more conservat=
ive in the US SYMBOL 74 \f "Wingdings" \s 10 )
I was thinking of Marking Time by John Doyle but it=92s maybe not a classic=
 and may not be well known. I need something that most Aussies would have he=
ard of but may have some content or issues that could be contentious enough=
 for some parents to get upset about.

The learning task I want to design is a problem where students would have to=
 decide whether a book should be banned or not in a school.

Hope someone can help 
Thanks
Anne


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