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Michelle Kadarusman

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Michelle Kadarusman

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Michelle Kadarusman is originally from Australia and Indonesia and often shares her cultural background in her work. She is twice-nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and her work has been translated into Spanish, German, Japanese and Turkish. Her middle-grade novels have earned many nominations and honors, including the Freeman Book Awards, Green Earth Books Awards, USBBY Outstanding International Books and Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature. She lives in Australia and Canada. ...more

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Michelle Kadarusman Hello Sue,

Thanks for getting in touch and for your kind words. I am so happy to know that you attended the webinar, thank you.

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Hello Sue,

Thanks for getting in touch and for your kind words. I am so happy to know that you attended the webinar, thank you.

In answer to your question, I would have to say the single most important message I hope young people take away from my books is a sense of their own empowerment, along with empathy for others. All of my books feature the themes of self-empowerment, self-acceptance, friendships, and celebrating differences - those traits seem hardwired in my stories!

I wish you all the very best with your studies and thank you very much for choosing my books :)

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Michelle Kadarusman Dear Nur,

Thank you so much for your interest and questions.

I lived in Indonesia from 1993 until 2000 in Bali, Jakarta and Surabaya. I miss Indonesia …more
Dear Nur,

Thank you so much for your interest and questions.

I lived in Indonesia from 1993 until 2000 in Bali, Jakarta and Surabaya. I miss Indonesia so much and have been back for many visits since moving to Canada.

I would be delighted to be a guest speaker on your webinar :)

Warmly,
Michelle(less)
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Off to the Toronto Metro Convention Centre today to the Ontario Library Association Super Conference. My publisher, Lorimer, will be giving away FREE books! I'll be signing Out of It from 11.30 a.m. I'm so looking forward to meeting the amazing librarians who work tirelessly to inspire kids to read. See you at Booth #522!
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