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Li Charmaine Anne

Li Charmaine Anne

Li Charmaine Anne

Career

Occupations
writer

Awards & Nominations

  1. Work: Crash Landing

    Winner of the Governor General's Award This YA debut is a searing ode to queer identity, growing up in an immigrant community, and carving a place for yourself in the world with the help of your friends. Jay Wong is spending the last languid days of summer 2010 trying to land a kickflip and begging for something (anything!) to make her senior year different—to finally give her some stories worth telling.

    Winner of the Governor General's Award This YA debut is a searing ode to queer identity, growing up in an immigrant community, and carving a place for yourself in the world with the help of your friends.

    433 pages
    Young Adult Fictionidentityqueer identitymigration

Legacy

Governor General's Award recipient. The award recognizes Canadian children's literature creators; local low-risk row has no existing-author candidates or duplicate-risk flags.