Linda Liu – författare

Nobody realises how hard it is to compete to be the shooting star that someone wishes on. And they definitely don't know that burn out impacts celestial bodies too.When the lights go out for one star, their self-worth is thrown into flux as they plummet to the ground. But after they hit their lowest - the Earth - they find a new purpose that might just bring back their glow.This irresistibly charming story tackles the struggles of motivation and self-confidence while dazzling readers with its stunning art.

Two misfits learn that nobody is too weird for friendship in this hilarious spin on the eponymous nursery rhyme by the beloved Linda Liu, author of Hidden Gem and Sour Apple. It's tough out there for outcasts to make a connection. For a lonely duck and sheep it seems nearly impossible. So, without a friend to be had, they do the only thing available to them. . . eat worms. But maybe, just maybe, they might be able to find someone who they have something in common with. In a hilarious remix of the song "Nobody Likes Me (I Guess I'll Go Eat Worms)", Linda Liu breathes new life into the importance of friendship that will have young readers belly laughing and cheering for another read.

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!(It also happens to be about a rock...)Prepare to fall in love with this irresistible debut picture book and its quirky story of a rock's journey to find self-confidence with accessible social emotional themes, perfect for fans of Oddbird and Something's Wrong.When a small pebble sees others gathering on the steps of the Museum of Rocks, he grows curious. Once inside the esteemed halls, he is shocked by what he discovers. The only rocks on display are glittering gemstones, geodes, and crystals! These beautiful stones make him wonder: Can he be special, too? Perhaps he’ll find an answer in the World’s Most Beautiful Gem exhibition . . . or maybe, just maybe, he will find the answer inside himself."Breathtaking." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Have you ever been the last one picked? Well, this apple knows a thing or two about being an afterthought: He was the only one left on the tree during apple-picking season.And when he has some time to ruminate on feeling left out, he does what we all naturally do: He spirals. Insecurity takes him on a funny (and gutting) survey of all the things he could have become if only someone had picked him.But we never really know what the seeds of change may sprout. Our adorable apple might just learn a valuable lesson about patience when his season finally comes.

This life story of Linda Liu covers her youth, career, marriage, and motherhood during the Mao era of China.Linda delights in spending her early childhood life in a traditional family in the countryside, especially in her maternal grandpas home. But in 1947, Lindas grandpa is declared in the rich-peasant class, and then the government confiscates his land and house, and the seven family members escaped to Beijing. Linda loves her courtyard home and the surrounding area close to Tiananmen Square. In the 1950s, as a teenager, Linda participates in various social activities and trusts Mao and believes the Chinese Communist partys propagandas that communism will be carried out in China for the good of all. But her father loses his business and job because of the socialist transformation of capitalist enterprises. Millions people starve to death during Three Years of Great Chinese Famine, and Linda also starves and suffers from TB. She doubts if socialism can save people. Linda finds her soul mate at her university, and they love and support each other whatever happens. In 1965, Linda is assigned to Xinjiang with too little work and is separated from her family for seven years because people do not have freedom of speech, religion, job change, and residence under Maos class struggle theory. During the Culture Revolution, many people die and suffer persecution, including her mother, who is wrongly struggled against almost to death. Working in an institute, Linda experiences a typical intellectual life. After the anti-Rightist struggle, intellectuals are in an awkward position, which leads many to die in middle ages from lack of food and mental pressure. After Mao, she and people wish China will have a big change.