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Joanna Orwin

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Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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Joanna Orwin is a writer of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Many of her books have been shortlisted for or have won awards, including Children's Book of the Year in 1985 and the Senior Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book awards for Children and Young Adults in 2002. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can find out more about her on her website at https://www.joannaorwin.com. ...more

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Joanna Orwin I read from an early age and love the way books can transport you into a world and experiences different from your own. My inspiration for fiction mos…moreI read from an early age and love the way books can transport you into a world and experiences different from your own. My inspiration for fiction mostly comes from a particular place or event that snags my attention. If that fragment of an idea stays in my mind, and keeps popping up, it eventually demands I act on it - and a new story is on its way.(less)
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Average rating: 3.49 · 176 ratings · 35 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors
Owl
3.05 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Out of Tune
3.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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Kauri in My Blood: The Diar...
3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007
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The Guardian of the Land
3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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Collision
3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Shifting Currents
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The Sacrifice
3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Watcher in the Forest
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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Kauri: Witness to a Nation'...
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Ihaka and the Prophecy
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