About Michelle
Michelle was born in Sydney, Australia. She attended a succession of schools in Fiji and country New South Wales, then went to university in Sydney. After that, she worked as a speech and language pathologist for fifteen years, helping students with learning problems. Michelle liked this job a lot. 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 now works as a hospital administrator and writes books in her spare time.
Michelle has published five books:
The Rage of Sheep
(2007) Random House Australia (Australian paperback)
(2012) Random House Australia (Australian ebook)
★ Winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council of Australia (NSW) mentorship for an unpublished manuscript
A Brief History of Montmaray: The Montmaray Journals Book I
(2008) Random House Australia (Australian paperback and ebook)
(2008) Louis Braille Audio Australia audiobook (Australian CD audiobook)
(2009) Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (North American hardcover, paperback and ebook)
(2009) Listening Library audiobook (North American CD and digital audiobooks)
(2012) Vintage Classics Australia (Australian paperback)
★ Awarded the 2009 Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature (NSW Premier's Literary Awards)
★ Shortlisted for the 2008 Gold Inky Teenage Choice Award
★ Recommended Book in the 2009 Parents' Choice Book Award
★ Listed in the American Library Association's 2010 Best Books for Young Adults
The FitzOsbornes in Exile: The Montmaray Journals Book II
(2010) Random House Australia (Australian paperback and ebook)
(2010) Louis Braille Audio Australia (Australian CD audiobook)
(2011) Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (North American hardcover, paperback and ebook)
(2011) Listening Library audiobook (North American CD and digital audiobooks)
★ Shortlisted for the 2010 Western Australian Premier's Young Adult Book Award
★ Shortlisted for the 2011 Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature (NSW Premier's Literary Awards)
★ Longlisted for the 2011 Gold Inky Teenage Choice Award
★ Notable Book for Older Readers in the 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia awards
★ Listed in Best Teen Books of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews
★ Listed in the American Library Association's 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults
The FitzOsbornes at War: The Montmaray Journals Book III
(2012) Random House Australia (Australian paperback and ebook)
(2012) Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (North American hardcover, paperback and ebook)
★ Listed in Best Teen Books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews
The film and television rights to The Montmaray Journals have been optioned by a US production company.
Dr Huxley’s Bequest: A History of Medicine in Thirteen Objects
(2018) FitzOsborne Press (paperback and ebook)
★ Shortlisted for the 2018 Young People’s History Prize (NSW Premier’s History Awards)
