7 best-selling indigenous books like The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina

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The Things She's Seen

By: Ambelin Kwaymullina

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died. Her dad is drowning in grief. He…

"My science teacher said that just because two things happened together didn't mean one was because of the other, or as she put it: correlation does not imply causation."

-Ambelin Kwaymullina, The Things She's Seen

If you liked the indigenous plot in The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Deadly, Unna?

By: Phillip Gwynne

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Deadly, unna?' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dum… read more

Similar categories in Phillip Gwynne's Deadly, Unna? book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • australia
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook

2. Borderland

By: None

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Borderland- a coming-of-age, YA eco-thriller about Indigenous land rights, with sci-fi elements. St… read more

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3. Crow Country

By: Kate Constable

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of the Chanters of Tremaris series comes a contemporary time travel fantasy, ground… read more

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4. Two Wolves

By: Tristan Bancks

3.40

Format: None pages,

One afternoon, police officers show up at Ben Silver's front door. Minutes after they leave, his pa… read more

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5. Terra Nullius

By: Claire G. Coleman

3.61

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

Jacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sen… read more

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6. Protected

By: Claire Zorn

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

I have three months left to call Katie my older sister. Then the gap will close and I will pass her… read more

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7. Obernewtyn (Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1)

By: Isobelle Carmody

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book One For Elspeth Gordie freedom is-like so much else after the Grea… read more

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8. The Things She's Seen

By: Ambelin Kwaymullina

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died. Her dad is drowning in grief. He… read more

Similar categories in Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • magical realism
  • ghosts
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • australia
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"My science teacher said that just because two things happened together didn't mean one was because of the other, or as she put it: correlation does not imply causation."

-Ambelin Kwaymullina, The Things She's Seen

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9. Praiseworthy

By: Alexis Wright

3.91

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Wright's Praiseworthy book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • australia
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • indigenous
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10. The White Girl

By: Tony Birch

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"A profound allegory of good and evil, and a deep exploration of human interaction, black and white… read more

Similar categories in Tony Birch's The White Girl book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • audiobook
  • australia
  • fiction
  • indigenous
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11. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

Similar categories in Megan Williams's Let’s Never Speak of This Again book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • australia
  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Zail's Inkflower book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • fiction
  • young adult
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13. Black Cockatoo

By: Carl Merrison

3.57

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

'Black Cockatoo' is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragil… read more

Similar categories in Carl Merrison's Black Cockatoo book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • australia
  • fiction
  • indigenous
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14. Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra

By: Bruce Pascoe

4.20

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony. From the… read more

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15. The Art of Taxidermy

By: Sharon Kernot

3.93

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Lottie collects dead creatures and lovingly cares for them, hoping to preserve them, to save them f… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Kernot's The Art of Taxidermy book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • australia
  • fiction
  • young adult
"It was not beautifully remade; it was awkwardly dead"

-Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

"the songs of Oma's birds were the only sounds I wanted to hear."

-Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

"And Jeffrey's dark skin, amid a sea of white, made him an alien too. In the country of his ancestors."

-Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

"I can feel it, Annie whispered. The air is heavy with ghosts. The birds sing only sad songs. The ground swallowed many tears."

-Sharon Kernot, The Art of Taxidermy

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16. Ghost Bird

By: Lisa Fuller

3.94

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Remember daughter, the world is a lot bigger than anyone knows. There are things that science may n… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fuller's Ghost Bird book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • australia
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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17. Tracks of the Missing

By: Carl Merrison

3.69

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Deklan 'Dek' Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. 'Old Mate', Mr Henry, who… read more

Similar categories in Carl Merrison's Tracks of the Missing book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • indigenous
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18. Guardians (Wylah the Koorie Warrior #1)

By: Jordan Gould

3.87

Format: 257 pages, Paperback

Meet Wylah: warrior, hero and friend. Her adventures have been 40,000 years in the making! Wylah… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Gould's Guardians (Wylah the Koorie Warrior #1) book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • fantasy
  • indigenous
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19. Monsters Among Us

By: Monica Rodden

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Catherine Ellers returns home after her first semester at college, she is seeking refuge from … read more

Similar categories in Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Good-Bye, Valentine (Heartbreak Killer, #1) by River Gardner

20. Good-Bye, Valentine (Heartbreak Killer, #1)

By: River Gardner

3.65

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Mel was happy, engaged to the love of her life, planning to spend the rest of her life with him.In … read more

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21. Promise Me Happy

By: Robert Newton

3.97

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

I don’t know if it’s possible for people to change, not really. The way you’re made up, the importa… read more

Similar categories in Robert Newton's Promise Me Happy book and Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen

  • young adult

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Deadly, Unna?

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