Margaret Wild
Biography
Margaret Wild
Margaret Wild (born 1948) is an Australian children's writer. She has written more than 40 books for children. Her work has been published around the world and has won several awards.
Wild's books explore a diverse range of themes but she is particularly noted for exploring issues of identity, trust, and death. LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN (1991) focused on the imminent release of Jewish prisoners from a Nazi concentration camp, while in THE VERY BEST OF FRIENDS (1989) the death of a farmer prompts his widowed wife to find the love to care for their respective pets, a cat and dog, equally. FOX, illustrated by Ron Brooks using the colours of the Australian landscape, is a powerful story about betrayal.
Recently Wild has published two verse novels, ONE NIGHT and JINX. These books investigate the trials and anxieties faced by teenagers coping with school, relationships and growing up.
She now lives in Sydney.
Margaret Wild
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