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Linda Crew
American novelist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.[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 1845. Ordinary Miracles, published by William Morrow in 1993, is an adult novel. [2]
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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]
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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 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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