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Miri and Raru

Miri and raru cover.
SJ L3 cover image Oct 2015

by Dylan Horrocks

This lively graphic text provides a hilarious take on the old “dog ate my homework” story. Miri draws monsters in her schoolbooks to calm herself down when she’s feeling angry or upset. When one drawing comes to life, she finds that her teacher is surprisingly understanding.

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Series: School Journal Level 3 October 2015

Learning area: Health and Physical Education

Curriculum level: 3

Reading year level: 6

Category: Fiction

Related titles: Listed in TSM

Topics: bullying, comics, drawing, fantasy, fitting in, graphic novel, graphic text, humour, illustrations, imagination, monsters, teachers

In: School Journal Level 3 October 2015

Publication date: October 2015

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