On islands around the world — from Manhattan to Phillip Island, Australia, to Komodo Island and beyond — nine children face life-changing moments: escaping a flood; embracing their identity; discovering that the adults in their lives can ease the burden of their eco-anxiety. And although each child couldn't be more different, one thing connects them all: a turtle swam into each of their lives at a critical moment, and left them changed. (From Pajama Press)

Michelle Kadarusman is a Canadian Australian Indonesian author of novels for children and teens. She is the author of Berani, Music for Tigers, The Theory of Hummingbirds and Girl of the Southern Sea, which was a finalist for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature — text. Kadarusman lives in Toronto.