American - Writer | July 29, 1945 -
I once fell 20 feet from a tree, was knocked unconscious, and when I picked myself up and straggled home, my parents thought I was making it up. However, when my brother and I fabricated a story about an encounter with a bear, they believed that! So maybe I learned very early on that fiction was more interesting to listeners!
Sharon Creech
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As readers can probably tell from my books, I love the outdoors.
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I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.
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I loved English, and I did very well in it. A lot of teachers encouraged me to write, and because of that, it later made me think it was possible to be a writer.
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When my father died, I was living in England. It was very traumatic that he died when I was away.
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