Wendy Orr
Wendy Orr | |
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Born | (1958-03-27) March 27, 1958 (age 66) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Occupation | Author |
Genre | Children's Literature |
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.
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
- 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
External links
- Wendy Orr's Website Wendy Orr is the author of the book, Nim's Island
- Wendy Orr's Blog Wendy Orr's blog
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- Rummage by Christobel Mattingley (1982)
- Thing by Robin Klein (1983)
- Bernice Knows Best by Max Dann (1984)
- Something Special by Emily Rodda (1985)
- Arkwright by Mary Steele (1986)
- Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda (1987)
- My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
- The Best-Kept Secret by Emily Rodda (1989)
- Pigs and Honey by Jeanie Adams (1990)
- Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (1991)
- The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels by Anna Fienberg (1992)
- The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher (1993)
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1994)
- Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr (1995)
- Swashbuckler by James Moloney (1996)
- Hannah Plus One by Libby Gleeson (1997)
- Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal (1998)
- My Girragunji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor (1999)
- Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French (2000)
- Two Hands Together by Diana Kidd (2001)
- My Dog by John Heffernan (2002)
- Rain May and Captain Daniel by Catherine Bateson (2003)
- Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2004)
- The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2005)
- Helicopter Man by Elizabeth Fensham (2006)
- Being Bee by Catherine Bateson (2007)
- Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson (2008)
- Perry Angel's Suitcase by Glenda Millard (2009)
- Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch (2010)
- The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody (2011)
- Crow Country by Kate Constable (2012)
- The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett (2013)
- City Of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks (2014)
- The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson (2015)
- Soon by Morris Gleitzman (2016)
- Rockhopping by Trace Balla (2017)
- How To Bee by Bren MacDibble (2018)
- His Name Was Winter by Emily Rodda (2019)
- The Little Wave by Pip Harry (2020)
- Aster's Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon (2021)
- A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr (2022)
- Runt by Craig Silvey (2023)
- Scar Town by Tristan Bancks (2024)
- Picture Book (1955–present)
- Early Childhood (2001–present)
- Older Readers (1946–present)
- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)