Official Website of Shirley Marr, Author of Young Adult and Childrens Fiction
Little Jiang, a rollicking middle-grade caper about evil morticians, thousand-year-old fox spirits, Bagua Masters with laser blasters and a pint-size hopping Chinese vampire is due for release through Fremantle Press on 1 October 2020. Pre-order NOW and support your local bookstore or from Amazon.com.au, Booktopia or Book Depository (for you international cats and kittens)!
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Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of June 1, 2020 Krista Vitola at Simon & Schuster, Zoe Walton at Penguin Random House Australia, and Rebecca Hill at Usborne Publishing UK have bought A Glasshouse of Stars by Australian author Shirley Marr, marking her middle-grade debut in the U.S. and U.K. The story follows the immigration experience of an 11-year-old girl and is based on the real childhood story of the author, brushed with a touch of magic realism that includes magical gardens, cat gatekeepers, and an ever-changing house. Publication is planned for summer 2021; Gemma Cooper at … READ MORE about PRESS & MEDIA
Mei Ling Pang was born at an inauspicious time on an inauspicious day, so wherever she goes, misfortune seems to follow. When Little Jiang hops out of his grave and into Mei’s life — strange clothes, greenish skin, fangs and all – Mei believes her luck has gone from bad to worse, especially once her […]
If you had a second chance at love, would you do it all over again? Amy has enough to deal with for one lifetime. A superstitious Chinese mother. A best friend whose mood changes as dramatically as her hair colour. A reputation for being strange. The last thing she needs is to be haunted by […]
Let me tell you my story. Not just the facts I know you want to hear. If I’m going to tell you my story, I’m telling it my way. Strap yourself in… Eliza Boans has everything. A big house. A great education. A bright future. So why is she sitting in a police station confessing […]
Shirley Marr is a first generation Chinese-Australian living in sunny Perth and an author of Young Adult and children’s fiction. LITTLE JIANG, a spirited Middle Grade novel featuring a pint-sized Chinese vampire is slated for release on 1 October 2020 through Fremantle Press. A GLASSHOUSE OF STARS, a contemporary migration novel based on her childhood story is set to be published internationally in mid 2021 by … Read More about About the Author
