These are stories that deal with characters that are struggling with power structures or a sense of control (either not enough or too much), or look at power structures or controlling forces as one of the main conflicts.​

LEVEL 1 - Never fall down by Patricia McCormack

LEVEL 1 - Juno of Taris by Fleur Beale

LEVEL 1 & 2 - Life in a fishbowl

PREJUDICE

LEVEL 1
​Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

​​LEVELS 1 & 2
Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

LEVEL 1
Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

LEVEL 1
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​Library catalogue (Oliver)

CW: violence

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CW: death

  

CW: dead bodies, cannibalism, starvation, mass murder, violence, sexual violence / abuse

THEMES:

• Power and control
• Identity
• The role of the outsider
• Importance of having a moral compass
• Capitalism
• The power of choice
• People can be a bully and a victim at the same time
• Familial conflict
• Self image
• Appearance vs. reality
• Being 'normal'/living a 'normal' life​

THEMES:

• Power and control
• Identity
• 'Otherness'
• The role of the outsider
• Importance of having a moral compass
• Capitalism
• Misuse of power
• The power of choice
• Legacy
• ​​Free will/Self determination
• Being 'normal'/living a 'normal' life

THEMES:

• Power and control
• Identity
• The power of choice
• Self image
• Degradation of the natural environment
• Spirituality and being connected to culture / religion​
• Free will/self determination
• ​Discrimination
• Utopia vs. Dystopia
• Overcoming adversity​

THEMES:

• Power and control
• Misuse of power
• The power of choice
• Free will/self determination
• Utopia vs. Dystopia
• Overcoming adversity
• Journeys​ ​

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LEVEL 1
​Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

LEVEL 1
Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

LEVEL 1
​Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

LEVEL 1
Goodreads
​Library catalogue (Oliver)

​CW: abuse, grooming, non-consensual sexual contact, kidnapping imprisonment, paedophilia

​CW: gun violence
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​CW: body horror
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​CW: gun violence
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THEMES:

• Power and control / Misuse of power
• Identity
• Capitalism
• The power of choice
• Self image
• Appearance vs. reality​ ​

THEMES:

• Power and control
• The power of choice
• ​Appearance vs. reality​
• Whanaungatanga (bonds)
• Free will/self determination
• Importance of having a moral compass​​

THEMES:

• Power and control / Misuse of power
• Identity​
• Discrimination​​

THEMES:

• Power and control
• The power of choice
• ​Appearance vs. reality​
• Whanaungatanga (bonds)
• Free will/self determination​
• People can be a bully and a victim at the same time​​