Scott
O'Dell was born on May 23, 1898. He lived in California for most
of his life. As a child, he was very interested in the environment
he lived in; the hills, the cliffs, but most of all, the ocean.
"That is why,I suppose, the feel of the frontier and the
sound of the sea are in my books." he said.
He
became interested in writing when he was in his early twenties.
His first career was being a writer of screenplays. He later
began to write books for adults, such as Woman of Spain,
his first book. Later, in 1960, he wrote his first book for young
adults, The Island of the Blue Dolphins. He continued
to write many other great novels, until he died of cancer in
1989.
Other Books by Scott O'Dell:
The 290
Alexandra
The Amethyst Ring
The Black Pearl
Black Star
Child of Fire
The Feathered Serpent
The King's Fifth
My Name is not Angelica
Sarah Bishop
Sing Down the Moon
Streams to the River, to the Sea
Zia
Scott O'Dell
