![]() ![]() A Ghost in My Suitcase won the 2009 Aurealis Award, was a CBC Notable Book, was shortlisted for the 2011 Sakura Medal and received a Highly Commended in the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. The Pearl of Tiger Bay was shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Award and The Lion Drummer was a Notable Book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Gabrielle's first children's novel, The Garden of Empress Cassia, won the 2002 Aurealis Award, was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and was a CBCA Notable Book. Her stories are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of fantasy. Her maternal great grandfather came to Victoria during the Gold Rush and her father from Shanghai. From the award-winning author of The Garden of Empress Cassia Gabrielle Wang is an author and illustrator born in Melbourne of Chinese heritage. If Celeste is to save her family and friends, she must learn to harness her rare and powerful gift as a ghost-hunter. And with this secret comes danger and adventure. ' When Celeste travels to China to visit her grandmother, she uncovers an incredible family secret. Then I hear something - no, I feel it in my chest. The flute music stops, and my breath catches in my throat. ![]()
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