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Linda Crew
American novelist
Linda Crew (born ) is an American author based in Oregon. She is best known for Children of the River, first published in , about a thirteen year old girl who flees Cambodia with her aunt's family, leaving her family behind for a better life in Oregon.
Career
Crew's first book, a young adult novel Children of the River, was published in The book was very well received and has won several awards.[1] Crew's writing ranges from children's books such as the "Nekomah Creek" series, to young adult historical novels with crossover appeal for older readers such as Brides of Eden: A True Story Imagined,Fire on the Wind, and A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon . Ordinary Miracles, published by William Morrow in , is an adult novel. [2]
Personal life
Crew grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, graduating from Corvallis High School. After high school, Crew studied at Lewis & Clark College. It was at Lewis & Clark where she first met her husband. Crew later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Oregon, Phi Beta Kappa.[3]
Crew resides in her hometown of Corvallis on a small farm with her husband. The couple has three children.[3]
Bibliography
- Children of the River ()
- Someday I'll Laugh About This ()
- Nekomah Creek ()
- Ordinary Miracles ()
- Nekomah Creek Christmas ()
- Fire on the Wind ()
- Long Time Passing ()
- Brides of Eden: A True Story Imagined ()
- A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon () - Oregon Book Award
- Accidental Addict: A True Story of Pain and Healing ()
- Wedding in Yangshuo: a Memoir Love, Language, and the Journey of a Lifetime to the Heart of China eBook ()
- Family Trees: A Novel of the Northwest ()