Will+Hobbs

=Will Hobbs= By Natalie

Will Hobbs is the author of __Jackie's Wild Seattle__. He started to write because of his love of reading as an adult and as a child. Now he is an accomplished writer, and has written full time since 1990. After having published 16 novels as well as 2 picture books, he is an award winning author. Will Hobbs and his wife Jean now live in Durango, Colorado, where he creates his wonderful novels, inspired by the beautiful scenery. Here is a brief biography about Will Hobbs.

Before his life as a full time writer, Will Hobbs did many things. As a child (he has three brothers and a sister) he grew up in an Air Force family. As a result, he grew up moving around to many different places, states, and even countries. Some examples of which are Pennsylvania, Panama, Alaska, Virginia, and more, while all of them helped to inspire his writing. He would roam the hills and natural enviroments at each of his homes, enjoying every minute of it. Later on in his life, he went to Stanford. Afterwards he moved to southwestern Colorado, near his future home in Durango, Colorado. Later he became a reading and language arts teacher, and he became a full time writer in 1990. Before his writing career Will Hobbs experienced and did many things that would influence his writing and his writing style.

Stories by Will Hobbs are inspired by many experiences, while they have also won many awards! Out of all of Will Hobbs' ideas for stories, about half of them are from real life experiences. Many of his novels have won awards. Some examples of which are awards like the 100 Best Young Books of the Twentieth Century ( awarded to __Far North__ and __Downriver__), Best Books for Young Readers by the American Library Association (awarded to __The Big Wander__, __Beardance__, __The Maze__, __Jason's Gold__, __Far North__, __Bearstone__, and __Down River)__, the Colorado Book Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Mystery (awarded to __Ghost Canoe__), and much, much more!

Will Hobbs is a very accomplish writer. He has achieved a writer's dream by writing wonderful, suspenseful, "page-turner" books that readers of all ages love. By being a wonderful writer and a wonderful person, Will Hobbs has achieved wonders!

Click [|here] to get to Will Hobbs' official website.

Click [|here] to watch an interview with Will Hobbs.

Click [|here] to get to a page where you can learn how Will Hobbs got his ideas for every book he wrote.

Sources: a page from Will Hobbs' Official Website: http://www.willhobbsauthor.com/meet.html