She is probably best known as the author of nims island, which was made into a film in 2008 starring jodie foster, abigail breslin and gerard butler. Peeling the onion wurde unter anderem 1997 mit dem honour book for the childrenss book council of australia. Sep 9, 2019 childrens books, picture books, ya and an adult novel by canadianaustralian writer wendy orr. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
In 1995, she received the cbca book of the year, younger readers award. Peeling the onion wurde unter anderem 1997 mit dem honour book for the childrenss book. I learned to read in french before english, and still enjoy reading it when i can find books. Wendy orr is a canadianborn australian writer born in edmonton, alberta. Uranus was written and set in france immediately after wwii. Rescue on nims island the nim stories book 3 kindle edition. Wendy orr author of peeling the onion writes a compelling novel about anna and a car accident that changes everything for her. Wendy orr is also the author of peeling the onion, an ala best book for young adults. Nims island and nim at sea have also become feature films, starring jodie foster and abigail breslin nims island and bindi irwin return to nims island. From the time that she learned to read, she wanted to be a writer, and wrote stories, plays and poetry. Discover book depositorys huge selection of orr wendy books online. Her books for children and adults have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world.
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