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'Wen Zhou is determined to create a future for herself that is more satisfying than the life her parents expect her to lead. Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter is a wonderfully compelling and authentic Own Voices novel about growing up Asian in Australia.
'My study buddy, Henry, has made it his mission to get me to an A in maths the way I'm trying to get him to an A in English.
'Wen Zhou is the daughter and only child of Chinese immigrants whose move to the lucky country has proven to be not so lucky. Wen and her friend, Henry Xiao - whose mum and dad are also poor immigrants - both dream of escape from their unhappy circumstances, and they form a plan to sit an entrance exam to a selective high school far from home. But when tragedy strikes, it will take all of Wen's resilience and resourcefulness to get herself and Henry through the storm that follows.' (Publication summary)
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A Real, Powerful Anger
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of The Gaps 2021 single work novel ; Tiger Daughter 2021 single work children's fiction ; When We Are Invisible 2021 single work novel -
Five Books by Women to Add to Your Reading List This International Women's Day
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Tiger Daughter 2021 single work children's fictionAlso reviews books by international authors:
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
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Five Books by Women to Add to Your Reading List This International Women's Day
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Tiger Daughter 2021 single work children's fictionAlso reviews books by international authors:
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
White Feminism by Koa Beck
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
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A Real, Powerful Anger
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of The Gaps 2021 single work novel ; Tiger Daughter 2021 single work children's fiction ; When We Are Invisible 2021 single work novel
Awards
- 2022 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction
- 2021 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Young Adult Book Award