Day Break

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Day Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape. 
 
The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future. Confronting yet truthful, painful yet full of hope, Day Break is a crucial story that will open up a conversation on truth-telling for the next generation.

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ISBN:

9781760508159

Format:

Hardback

Pages:

24

Dimensions:

22cm x 27cm

RRP:

$26.99

Category:

Junior Fiction

Publisher:

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Published:

06 January 2021

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amy McQuire

Amy McQuire is a Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman from Rockhampton in Central Queensland. 

Amy is a freelance writer and journalist, and is currently completing a PhD at the University of Queensland into media representations of violence against Aboriginal women.

Amy began her career straight out of high school, completing a cadetship at the National Indigenous Times (NIT) newspaper. She later became

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matt Chun

Matt Chun is an artist and writer, currently based on unceded Tsleil-Waututh land / Vancouver, Canada. Living, travelling and creating with his 9-year-old son, Matt’s work spans text, drawing, sculptural installation, children’s books and comics.

Matt is the current Children’s Literature Fellow at the State Library of Victoria in Naarm / Melbourne. He is also the current 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian