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My Awesome Australian: Online exhibition

Maddie by Lilly (12-15 years, VIC)

Drawing, Chalk and pastels
Maddie
Maddie is my best friend and we have been friends for 5 years now. Maddie is a kind nice and very thoughtful person. Maddie is confident and brave, she is the type of person to confront someone when we are not in the right, but she is to scared to kill a spider. Maddie is a very smart girl and very goofy. Her favourite sport is soccer and in our spare time we call for hours. If I had awared to give out for being the most nice and kind person and most truthful person to me I would pick Madeline.

My Awesome Australian

My Brother Ellis
My Brother Ellis by Alec
Julia Gilliard
Julia Gilliard by Livia
Graeme Clark
Graeme Clark by Stanley
Theodore my friend
Theodore my friend by Carlos
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