Shirley Marr

Official Website of Shirley Marr, Award Winning Author of Young Adult and Children's Fiction

ALL FOUR QUARTERS OF THE MOON

has been awarded a Notable for Younger Readers in the lead up to the CBCA Book of the Year 2023. Thank you so much to the Council and judges, what an absolutely wonderful longlist!

Praise for A Glasshouse of Stars

Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic. This is a special book from a powerful, compassionate new voice in children’s literature.

JESSICA TOWNSEND, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE NEVERMOOR SERIES

Poignant and beautifully told. I loved this book

MELINA MARCHETTA, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI

A Glasshouse of Stars is a rare and beautiful masterpiece; deeply heartfelt, dreamily magical, and glitteringly hopeful. I adored it!

SOPHIE ANDERSON, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE HOUSE WITH CHICKEN LEGS

About the Author

Shirley Marr is an award winning children's author and a first generation Chinese-Australian living in sunny Perth. A Glasshouse of Stars, based on her experiences of being a child migrant was the Children Book Council of Australia's (CBCA) Book of the Year for Younger Readers in 2022. Shirley's latest title is All Four Quarters of the Moon and is a celebration of sisterhood and Chinese culture. Her earlier titles are Fury, Preloved and Little … Read More about About the Author

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