Linda Crew (born 1951) is an American author based in Oregon. She is best known for '' Children of the River'', first published in 1989, 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 1989. The book was very well received and has won several awards. Crew's writing ranges from children's books such as the "Nekomah Creek" series, to young adult

historical novels Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...

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 1845''. ''Ordinary Miracles'', published by William Morrow in 1993, is an adult novel.

Personal life

Crew grew up in

Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Benton County, Oregon, Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton Co ...

, graduating from Corvallis High School. After high school, Crew studied at

Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1867 and is situated on the historic M. Lloyd Frank Estate in South Portland's Collins View neighborhood. It is composed of three distinct but adjac ...

. It was at Lewis & Clark where she first met her husband. Crew later graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in journalism from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States. It was founded in 1776 at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, ...

. Crew resides in her hometown of Corvallis on a small farm with her husband. The couple has three children.

Bibliography

* '' Children of the River'' (1989) * ''Someday I'll Laugh About This'' (1990) * ''Nekomah Creek'' (1991) * ''Ordinary Miracles'' (1993) * ''Nekomah Creek Christmas'' (1994) * ''Fire on the Wind'' (1995) * ''Long Time Passing'' (1997) * ''Brides of Eden: A True Story Imagined'' (2001) * ''A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon 1845'' (2005) -

Oregon Book Award The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by the Portland, Oregon, United States–based organization Literary Arts, Inc. to honor the "state’s finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, graphic literatur ...

2005 * ''Accidental Addict: A True Story of Pain and Healing'' (2016) * ''Wedding in Yangshuo: a Memoir Love, Language, and the Journey of a Lifetime to the Heart of China'' eBook (2017) * ''Family Trees: A Novel of the Northwest'' (2021)

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External links

Author's website

Interview and brief biography
1951 births Living people American children's writers American writers of young adult literature Writers from Oregon {{US-child-writer-stub

Career

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