![]() ![]() ![]() Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2009, and was named in the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults list. A Brief History of Montmaray was published in North America by Alfred A. The novel was awarded the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and was shortlisted for the Gold Inky, Australia's teenage choice book award. Michelle's second novel, A Brief History of Montmaray, was published by Random House Australia in 2008, with an audiobook version, narrated by Melissa Chambers, released the same year by Louis Braille Audio. The Rage of Sheep was published in paperback by Random House Australia in 2007, with an ebook edition released in 2012. ![]() ![]() The Rage of Sheep, her first novel, won a mentorship with the Children's Book Council of Australia. She got to watch students improve their literacy skills and become happier, more confident learners - also, she got to work in an office covered in Harry Potter posters and give herself smiley stamps when she did a good job. She worked as a speech and language pathologist for fifteen years, helping students with learning problems. She attended a succession of schools in Fiji and country New South Wales, then went to university in Sydney. She is the award-winning author of Dr Huxley's Bequest, A Brief History of Montmaray, The FitzOsbornes in Exile, The FitzOsbornes at War and The Rage of Sheep. Michelle Cooper writes novels for teenagers. ![]()
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