Wendy Orr is a Canadian-born Australian writer born in Edmonton, Alberta. She is probably best known as the author of Nim's Island, which was made into a film in 2008 starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin and Gerard Butler.[1] In 1995, she received the CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers award.
Wendy Orr | |
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| Born | March 27, 1958 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
Orr moved to Australia at the age of 21 and now lives in Victoria, on the Mornington Peninsula on a few acres of bushland. She has previously worked as an occupational therapist.[2] In 1991 Orr suffered terrible injuries including a broken neck and two broken ankles when her car was hit by a car travelling at high speed. She spent the next five years dealing with the pain and walking with a cane. It took 15 years to recover but now she is well again. She says, " Readers borrow courage and resilience from books.” Qualities Orr has displayed herself creating a huge body of work during her recovery.[3]
Works
edit- Novels
- Peeling the Onion (1996)
- The House At Evelyn's Pond (2001)
- Dragonfly Song (2016)
- Swallow's Dance (2018)
- Cuckoo's Flight (2021)
- Children's books
- The Tin Can Puppy (1990)
- Bad Martha (1991)
- Leaving It to You (1992)
- The Great Yackandandah Billy Cart Race (1993)
- Ark in the Park (1994)
- The Laziest Boy in the World (1994)
- Mindblowing! (1994)
- Dirtbikes (1995)
- The Bully Biscuit Gang (1996)
- Yasou Nikki (1996)
- Sally's Painting Room (1997)
- Alroy's Very Nearly Clean Bedroom (1997)
- Poppy's Path (2001)
- Spook's Shack (2003)
- Across the Dark Sea (2006)
- Too Much Stuff! (2006)
- Raven's Mountain (2011)
Paradise series:
- Paradise Palace (1997)
- Paradise Gold (1999)
Nim's Island series:
- Nim's Island (2001)
- Nim at Sea (2008)
- Rescue on Nim's Island (2014)
Mokie and Bik series:
- Mokie and Bik (2007)
- Mokie and Bik Go to Sea (2008)
Rainbow Street Animal Shelter series:
- LOST! A Dog Called Bear (2011)
- MISSING! A Cat Called Buster (2011)
- WANTED! A Guinea Pig Called Henry (2012)
- ABANDONED! A Lion Called Kiki (2012)
- STOLEN! A Pony Called Pebbles (2012)
- DISCOVERED! A Beagle Called Bella (2013)
- Picture books
- Amanda's Dinosaur (1990)
- Aa-choo! (1992)
- Jessica Joan (1994)
- Grandfather Martin (1996)
- Arabella (2000)
- The Princess and Her Panther (2010)
Micki and Daniel series:
- Pegasus and Ooloomooloo (1993)
- The Wedding (1993)
- The Train to the City (1993)
References
edit- ^ Times, The New York (18 April 2008). "Movie Guide and Film Series" – via www.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Allen and Unwin Australia". 10 November 2020.
- ^ "A writer's life - Peninsula Essence". 10 November 2020.
External links
edit- Wendy Orr's Website Wendy Orr is the author of the book, Nim's Island
- Wendy Orr's Blog Wendy Orr's blog
