{"product_id":"my-first-lesson-stories-inspired-by-laurinda-paperback","title":"My First Lesson: Stories Inspired by Laurinda - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Pung\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in this anthology are special because they capture the school experience with rare authenticity. These are not adults writing about teenagers, but \u003cem\u003ereal young adult writers\u003c\/em\u003e.\" --Alice Pung\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Alice Pung has selected 25 diverse stories written by high school students inspired by her bestselling YA novel, \u003cem\u003eLaurinda\u003c\/em\u003e. The collection features an impressive range of genres by exciting new voices, exploring themes as varied as intergenerational friendship, cultural identity, bullying and heartbreak. From epiphanies on an African safari to trying to cope with the death of a parent, from a prank gone wrong to finding love in unexpected places, the stories in \u003cem\u003eMy First Lesson\u003c\/em\u003e are vivid and imaginative, funny and surprising, poetic and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProceeds from this book will be donated to Room to Read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlice Pung is a writer, editor, teacher and lawyer based in Melbourne. Born a month after her Chinese parents fled from Cambodia to Australia as asylum seekers from Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge Regime, Alice has used her shared family's experiences to write stories that captivate all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe has won numerous awards including the 2007 Newcomer of the Year Award in the Australia Book Industry Awards for her first book \u003cem\u003eUnpolished Gem\u003c\/em\u003e(Black Inc). Her next book, \u003cem\u003eHer Father's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e (Black Inc), won the Western Australia Premier's Book Award for Non Fiction, and it was also shortlisted for the Premier's Literary Awards in Victoria and New South Wales, and nominated also in the Queensland Literary Awards. \u003cem\u003eLaurinda\u003c\/em\u003e, Alice's first novel, was published by Black Inc in 2014 and was one of Readings' Top 100 bestselling books for the year. In 2015 Alice will publish four books around the character Marly in Penguin's \u003cem\u003eOur Australian Girl\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlice's writing has appeared in many notable publications including the\u003cem\u003eMonthly\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAge\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest Australian Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBest Australian Essays\u003c\/em\u003e. Alice edited \u003cem\u003eGrowing Up Asian in Australia\u003c\/em\u003e (Black Inc), a collection of personal accounts, essays, short stories and poetry which is currently a set text for the VCE English context on Identity and Belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlice lives with her husband at Janet Clarke Hall at the University of Melbourne, where she is currently the Artist in Residence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747930538272,"sku":"9781863958707","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/301411051a096d5ec2e4c571090d7409.webp?v=1779901534","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-first-lesson-stories-inspired-by-laurinda-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}