Finding yourself, and falling in love

Posted on Monday, May 30, 2022
Category: Video/Vlog

A warm, funny coming-of-age story about finding yourself, and falling in love.

We find out from author and song writer Christine Pillainayagam - ReadingZone's Teen Author of the Month - about her debut novel, Ellie Pillai Is Brown; a funny and warm coming-of-age story about finding oneself, and falling in love.


In this video, Christine talks about the importance of representation in books for young people, what inspired her to write this book, as well as how she drew on her own teenage years for the story.  After a reading from the book, Christine shares one of her songs from the book with us.


Download a chapter from Ellie Pillai is Brown


Find out more in this Q&A with Christine Pillainayagam on ReadingZone