She failed year 12 English – now she’s the Australian Children’s Laureate - Sydney Morning Herald

It was a dream about a dragon that set Gabrielle Wang on her path to becoming an author – and her message to young writers is “imagine”.

Gabrielle Wang was the only Asian girl at her Melbourne school. When she used to walk around her neighbourhood, people would yell abuse at her from passing cars. But she was never proud of her Chines… [+2559 chars]

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