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Michelle Kadarusman is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning children's author. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and has also lived in Indonesia and Canada. Her novels have earned many awards, nominations and honors, including the Canadian Governor General's Literary Awards, Freeman Book Awards, Green Earth Books Awards, USBBY Outstanding International Books and Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books of the Year. She lives in Toronto, Canada, and Byron Bay, Australia.