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=I am interested in your top 100 Australian books and= =why you think they were so good.=

Number 1
[|**Tommorow when the war began**] **//by [|John Marsden]//** I have to comment that this book probably wins by default, it is my favorite from the 'Tommorow' series, and John Marsden is the only author I can recall who is definately Australian. - Mathew

Number 2
Three Dollars by Elliot Pearlman is my choice. Carolyn

Number 3 [[image:dancingbears_web.jpg width="125" height="82"]]
The [|The Deliverance of Dancing Bears] is a contemporary fable about a dancing bear, whose dreams of freedom keep her spirit alice despite the pain and degradation of her existence. It is a book that I can't read without crying!!

The Author is Elizabeth Stanley grew up in the Victorian country town of Mildura. Educated at the University of Melbourne, she then worked in Melbourne schools as an English teacher and an educational psychologist for some fifteen years, devoting her leave to extensive travel in Europe, Asia, India and Nepal.Posted 2 minutes ago - [|[delete]]

Number 4
A fortunate life by A.B. Facey The quintessential Australian life story, from a time before "Mateship" and "Australian Spirit" were hijacked by Pollies http://www.bookcrossing.com/search/?author=A.B.%20Facey