An Interview with Wendy Orr

[image error] My guest today is Australian author Wendy Orr.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I was born in Edmonton, Canada, but with a father in the Air Force, grew up in various places in France, Canada and Colorado. From the time that I learned to read, I wanted to be a writer, and wrote stories, plays and poetry: "Spring Island", written when I was nine, was in some ways a first draft of Nim's Island. However, I lost my nerve when I finished high school, so I studied Animal Care in Kingston...