A Ghost in My Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang

This year it will be reissued by Penguin Books Australia along with a sequel, Ting Ting and the Ghost Hunter. Twelve-year-old Celeste - half French, half Chinese and all Australian - travels to China to scatter her mothers ashes. The Wishbird was a CBCA 2014 Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Book Design Awards, Yabba Awards, Kroc Awards, Koala Awards, Cool Awards and Crystal Kite Award.Ī Ghost in My Suitcase won the 2009 Aurealis Award, was a CBCA Notable Book, was shortlisted for the 2011 Sakura Medal and received a Highly Commended in the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Adapted by Vanessa Bates from Gabrielle Wangs award-winning novel, A Ghost in My Suitcase is an action-packed adventure story that crosses cultural and spiritual worlds. It’s a story about a girl called Celeste who inherits a very powerful gift the gift of ghost-hunting. 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. This is the cover for my next book, A Ghost in My Suitcase. 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. This is a sophisticated and poetic rendition adapted by Vanessa Bates, ostensibly for children, but calibrated also for an adult sensibility.Gabrielle Wang is a multi-award winning author and illustrator born in Melbourne of Chinese heritage. WINNER: 2019 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences.Ī Ghost in My Suitcase is superb family theatre – a stylish, big-hearted and vibrant adaptation of a much-loved children's book. When Celeste learns she may have inherited her grandmother's talent, she must decide whether to acknowledge her gifts and use them to save her family and friends-and if she has the strength needed for the job.įilled with fantastical characters from this world and the next, A Ghost in My Suitcase is a beautifully told tale of mystery, grief, difference and acceptance. Por Por is a ghost-hunter and her services are much in demand. There she meets her grandmother, Por Por, a quirky and wise woman with an unusual skill. Twelve-year-old Celeste-'half French, half Chinese and all Australian'-travels to China to scatter her mother's ashes. Adapted by Vanessa Bates from Gabrielle Wang's award-winning novel, A Ghost in My Suitcase is an action-packed adventure story that crosses cultural and spiritual worlds.

A Ghost in My Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang