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'Meet Zadie Ma, a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all . . . the one where she finds Jupiter, the dog of her dreams?
'From one of Australia's most esteemed and award-winning children's authors comes a heartwarming story set in postwar Melbourne about courage, friendship, the magic of stories and one girl's unwavering love for her dog.
'Zadie Ma has a special talent for telling stories . . . and it seems that some of Zadie's stories come true. Zadie's dearest wish is to have a dog of her own and so she starts to write the story of a poor unwanted dog called Jupiter, who's just waiting to be rescued by a loving girl like Zadie.
'One morning when she's supposed to be minding the family shop for her mother, Zadie sets off to look for Jupiter. The scene that unfolds isn't quite the same as in her story but she does find a real dog, and his name is Jupiter. Once Zadie has rescued him, she realises she can't just take Jupiter home because her mother won't let her keep a dog. Luckily her bold new friend Sparrow lets Zadie keep Jupiter at her house till Zadie can work things out.
'But a series of unlucky events means that Zadie can't write the happy ending she dreams of for her story, and now she may lose her beloved Jupiter forever.
'Can Zadie's most important story of all finally come true?' (Publication summary)
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“Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon” by Gabrielle Wang
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2023;
— Review of Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon 2022 single work children's fiction graphic novel'Eleven-year-old Zadie Ma has what her younger brother Teddy calls a “superpower”: some of the stories that Zadie writes come true. It’s true of the ants whose lives Zadie saves from her mother’s wrath by writing a story about a little ant who anticipates the poison. It’s true of a fox she writes about that then appears. And now, she’s written a story about a dog named Jupiter because the only thing Zadie wants is a dog and, as she tells herself:
“If I want something bad enough I gotta make it happen… And I will” (Introduction)
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“Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon” by Gabrielle Wang
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2023;
— Review of Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon 2022 single work children's fiction graphic novel'Eleven-year-old Zadie Ma has what her younger brother Teddy calls a “superpower”: some of the stories that Zadie writes come true. It’s true of the ants whose lives Zadie saves from her mother’s wrath by writing a story about a little ant who anticipates the poison. It’s true of a fox she writes about that then appears. And now, she’s written a story about a dog named Jupiter because the only thing Zadie wants is a dog and, as she tells herself:
“If I want something bad enough I gotta make it happen… And I will” (Introduction)
Awards
- 2024 longlisted The DANZ Children's Book Award — Middle Grade
- 2023 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2023 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Children’s Book Award
- 2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers