Linda Crew

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