Indonesian author Reda Gaudiamo has created a collection of stories of curious adventures and musings of a multicultural girl growing up in Indonesia with a Javanese mother and a Chinese-Indonesian father. Set in a time when children spent the day outside, listening to Lilis Suryani’s songs on the radio, and when race and gender would still go undiscussed, this is Na Willa’s story as she grows up unafraid to ask the big questions.
Author Reda Gaudiamo
Translator Ikhda Maharsi Kate Wakeling
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 119
ISBN/ISBN13 B07QPBKB4P/
Published Date Apr 11, 2019
Publisher The Emma Press
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Translator Ikhda Maharsi Kate Wakeling
Format Paperback, English
Page(s) 119
ISBN/ISBN13 B07QPBKB4P/
Published Date Apr 11, 2019
Publisher The Emma Press
View on Goodreads | Google Books
Buy Now from Amazon *
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Readers looking for an entertaining middle-grade chapter book full of adventures that make the ordinary extraordinary are bound to love Na Willa!
— Johanna McCalmont in June Reviews (World Kid Lit, Jun 12, 2023)
— Johanna McCalmont in June Reviews (World Kid Lit, Jun 12, 2023)
I’m glad the translator/publisher chose to keep the original words and explain them in order to help kids learn about Indonesian culture. The Adventures of Na Willa is a fun way to learn about Indonesia.
— in Kids Read: Asia (Kids Read the World, May 23, 2022)
— in Kids Read: Asia (Kids Read the World, May 23, 2022)
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The fact that one single page was able to hook my son and keep him interested speaks volumes for this little red book.
— Claire Storey in World Kid Lit Review: The Adventures of Na Willa (Personal Blog, Apr 22, 2020)
— Claire Storey in World Kid Lit Review: The Adventures of Na Willa (Personal Blog, Apr 22, 2020)
Interview Emma Wright Jamie McGarry in A quick interview with Kate Wakeling, co-translator of ‘The Adventures of Na Willa’ (Personal Blog, Mar 11, 2019)
