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References
- 1 2 Yuan Wang, "Halifax illustrator Jack Wong’s debut book invites readers for a plunge in nature". The Signal, November 15, 2023.
- 1 2 "Anuja Varghese wins Governor General's literary award for fiction". Toronto Star , November 8, 2023.
- 1 2 Cassandra Drudi, "Michelle Porter, Jack Wong among Atlantic Book Award winners". Quill & Quire , June 6, 2024.
- ↑ Inderjit Deogun, "Jack Wong’s debut is a poetic ode to the natural world". Quill & Quire , June 2023.
- ↑ Team, Education Library. "Research Guides: Forest of Reading®, K to 6 Programs: Blue Spruce Nominees, 2024". guides.library.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
