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Roland Smith

Born

in Portland, Oregon, The United States

November 30, 1951

Website

http://www.rolandsmith.com/

Genre

Science, Children's Books, Nonfiction

Influences

Animals, Zoo, Nonfiction, Zoology,

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Roland Smith is an American author of young adult fiction as well as nonfiction books for children.
Smith was born in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Portland State University and, following a part-time job at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, began a 20-year career as a zookeeper, both at the Oregon Zoo and the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington. After working to save wildlife following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, in 1990, he published his first book, Sea Otter Rescue, a non-fiction account of the process of animal rescue. Smith continued to draw upon his zoo experiences for other non-fiction titles, including Journey of the Red Wolf, which won an Oregon Book Award in 1996.
In 1997, Smith published his first novel, Thundercave. The book ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 108,948 ratings · 9,786 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shatterproof (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 22,446 ratings — published 2012 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peak (Peak, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 23,107 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Independence Hall (I, Q, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 8,387 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant Run 4.09 avg rating — 7,029 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cryptid Hunters (Marty and Grace, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 6,270 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zach's Lie (Zach's Lie, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 5,169 ratings — published 2001 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White House (I, Q, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 4,429 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tentacles (Marty and Grace, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 3,917 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm Runners (Storm Runners, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,226 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack's Run (Zach's Lie, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 2,832 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Peak (4 books)
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Marty and Grace (4 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 12,780 ratings

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4.02 avg rating — 8,001 ratings

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“The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.”
― Roland Smith, Peak

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“You don't have to be alone to feel alone.”
― Roland Smith, Peak

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“a good writer should draw the reader in by starting in the middle of the story with a hook, then go back and fill in what happened before the hook. Once you have the reader hooked, you can write whatever you want as you slowly reel them in.”
― Roland Smith, Peak

tags: advice, writing

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What regular YA book would you like to read for June?

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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A Stranger to Command by Sherwood Smith

2 votes, 16.7%

The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer

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Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn

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Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger

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Ask The Passengers by A.S. King

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Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith

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Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally

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