Michelle Kadarusman grew up in Melbourne, Australia. Her middle-grade novel, Berani won the NCTA Freeman Book Award and the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Her books have earned numerous honors, including two nominations for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and a Malka Penn Award for human rights in children’s literature. More recently, Seabird was a Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Year and received a Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention. Her highly acclaimed books include The Theory of Hummingbirds, Girl of the Southern Sea, Music for Tigers, Berani, We the Sea Turtles, and Seabird. Many of her novels have received Junior Library Guild Selections and USBBY Outstanding International Book. She currently divides her time between Ontario, Canada and Byron Bay, Australia.
From the Governor General’s Award-nominated author of Music for Tigers and Girl of the Southern Sea, a passionate story about environmental activism, difficult choices, and the cost of doing the right thing
A girl from the slums of Jakarta dreams of an education and the chance at a better life. But first she must battle the dangers of local superstition and thwart her father’s plans for her life.
In this thought-provoking sequel to the award-winning Music for Tigers, middle-schooler Louisa carries a secret the world isn’t meant to know: the Tasmanian tiger still exists. As scientists press for answers and her family face unexpected challenges, Louisa learns to trust the music of nature—a...
Kadarusman’s award-nominated Tasmanian conservation story with four starred reviews, now in a quality paperback edition
Two wombats offer shelter to animals fleeing a bushfire as Governor General’s Award finalist Michelle Kadarusman offers a child-friendly introduction to themes of environmental disaster, climate change, and welcoming refugees
By Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, comes an inspiring historical fiction story following the early teen years of Kartini, the daughter of a nineteenth century Javanese regent who later became a feminist icon.
A moving novel for middle-grade readers that is not about overcoming disability, but rather becoming one’s truest self
In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.
