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Girl of the Southern Sea
By Michelle Kadarusman (author)
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Girl of the Southern Sea Synopsis
- Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award, Canada's top honor
- Honor book for the Malka Penn Book Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature and the NCTA Freeman Book Award
- Finalist for the SYRCA Diamond Willow Award, the MYRCA Sundogs Award, and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
- Selected for Rise: A Feminist Project List (formerly the Amelia Bloomer list)
- A USBBY Outstanding International Book, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a Bank Street Best Book
- #OwnVoices story; the author is Indonesian-Australian-Canadian and has lived in Indonesia
- Handles the difficult subjects of child brides and poverty with realism and without didacticism
- Downloadable teaching guide available
- Well reviewed by Booklist, School Library Journal, The Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews, Foreword Reviews, Shelf Awareness, and Midwest Book Review
- Sprinkled with compelling stories written by Nia about the mythological Javanese figure Dewi Kadita
- Includes a map of Indonesia with Java inset
- Includes a glossary of Indonesian words used
- Includes back matter about Dewi Kadita
- Includes Author's Note about Michelle Kadarusman's experiences living in Indonesia
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