Award-winning author Alice Pung, pictured with students, made an inspiring visit to St John’s Regional College for Book Week.
A teacher, mentor and lawyer, Pung met with students in the library on Monday 28 August.
Her works such as the memoir Her Father’s Daughter and novels Laurinda and One Hundred Days have been awarded and published internationally.
She is also a prolific children’s author.
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