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"Jindah Murray knew and knew and knew she wanted to dance like the wind." (Cover blurb)
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Jindah Murray Wind Dancer is a narrative text in novel form.
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Serious Issues for Young Readers
BlackWords : Serious Issues for Young Readers
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 8) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses Indigenous-authored works that are targeted for upper-primary and young adult readers, that address issues of identity, self esteem, relationships and peer-group pressure that are available for both educators and students. Heiss recommends that these works discussed in this essay, will not only engage young Indigenous students, but also non-Indigenous students and other readers with a sense of sameness in terms of coming of age, facing friendships, and the growing pains that all teenagers face.
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Feature Series : Yarning Strong
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 8-14)
— Review of Identity Anthology 2011 anthology poetry column drama ; Just the Skin You're Livin' In 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Chainsaw File 2011 single work children's fiction ; Jindah Murray Wind Dancer 2011 single work children's fiction ; We Are Family We Are Deadly 2011 single work children's fiction ; His Father's Eyes 2011 single work children's fiction ; Ngalga Mathematics 2011 single work children's fiction ; I Made It I Own It 2011 single work children's fiction ; Crossroads 2011 single work children's fiction ; Milly's Secret 2011 single work children's fiction ; Caught and Court 2011 single work children's fiction ; More Than Just a Piece of Land 2011 single work graphic novel ; Common Ground 2011 single work children's fiction ; Demon Guards the School Yard 2011 single work children's fiction ; Land Anthology 2011 anthology extract poetry lyric/song drama ; Law Anthology 2011 anthology extract poetry drama ; Family Anthology 2011 anthology poetry prose ; Dallas Davis, the Scientist and the City Kids 2011 single work children's fiction
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Feature Series : Yarning Strong
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 8-14)
— Review of Identity Anthology 2011 anthology poetry column drama ; Just the Skin You're Livin' In 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Chainsaw File 2011 single work children's fiction ; Jindah Murray Wind Dancer 2011 single work children's fiction ; We Are Family We Are Deadly 2011 single work children's fiction ; His Father's Eyes 2011 single work children's fiction ; Ngalga Mathematics 2011 single work children's fiction ; I Made It I Own It 2011 single work children's fiction ; Crossroads 2011 single work children's fiction ; Milly's Secret 2011 single work children's fiction ; Caught and Court 2011 single work children's fiction ; More Than Just a Piece of Land 2011 single work graphic novel ; Common Ground 2011 single work children's fiction ; Demon Guards the School Yard 2011 single work children's fiction ; Land Anthology 2011 anthology extract poetry lyric/song drama ; Law Anthology 2011 anthology extract poetry drama ; Family Anthology 2011 anthology poetry prose ; Dallas Davis, the Scientist and the City Kids 2011 single work children's fiction -
Serious Issues for Young Readers
BlackWords : Serious Issues for Young Readers
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 8) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss discusses Indigenous-authored works that are targeted for upper-primary and young adult readers, that address issues of identity, self esteem, relationships and peer-group pressure that are available for both educators and students. Heiss recommends that these works discussed in this essay, will not only engage young Indigenous students, but also non-Indigenous students and other readers with a sense of sameness in terms of coming of age, facing friendships, and the growing pains that all teenagers face.