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Rosanne Parry is an American author of children's and young adult fiction. She is known for her nature-themed and adventure stories that often explore the relationship between humans and the natural world.
Known for: A Whale of the Wild, A Wolf Called Wander
Books by Rosanne Parry
A Whale of the Wild
In this middle-grade novel, a young orca named Vega must lead her brother Deneb through the dangerous waters of the Pacific Northwest after a natural disaster separates them from their pod. Along the ...
A Wolf Called Wander
A Wolf Called Wander is a middle-grade novel inspired by the true story of a wolf known as OR-7, who traveled over a thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest. The story follows Swift, a young wolf ...
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Learning the Ways of the Pod
I began Vega’s story in the calm waters of the Salish Sea, a place pulsing with life and tradition. For Vega, every ripple carries meaning—her mother’s voice, her grandmother’s song, the faint echo of salmon darting below. The pod is her universe, a matrilineal family where every member knows their ...
From A Whale of the Wild
The Earthquake and the Journey into the Unknown
Disaster strikes suddenly, as it often does in life. A violent earthquake shatters the calm, rippling through the ocean’s floor. The sea trembles, the fish scatter, and chaos descends upon Vega’s pod. In moments, the world she knows is torn apart by a tsunami’s force, scattering her family across th...
From A Whale of the Wild
Learning the Ways of the Pack
I began Swift’s story in the safety and order of his pack because I wanted readers to understand what the wild means when it is whole and balanced. Swift’s life at the den site is full of scent and movement — the rhythm of hunting lessons, the hierarchy established by posture and gaze, the unspoken ...
From A Wolf Called Wander
The Attack and the Loss of Home
Violence in the wild comes suddenly, often without reason visible to our eyes. When the rival pack invades Swift’s valley, it is not an act of cruelty but of survival — one pack pushing another off scarce territory. Yet through Swift’s perspective, the assault is chaos and grief intertwined. The air...
From A Wolf Called Wander
About Rosanne Parry
Rosanne Parry is an American author of children's and young adult fiction. She is known for her nature-themed and adventure stories that often explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. Parry lives in Portland, Oregon, and has written several acclaimed novels including Heart of a...
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Rosanne Parry is an American author of children's and young adult fiction. She is known for her nature-themed and adventure stories that often explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. Parry lives in Portland, Oregon, and has written several acclaimed novels including Heart of a...
Rosanne Parry is an American author of children's and young adult fiction. She is known for her nature-themed and adventure stories that often explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. Parry lives in Portland, Oregon, and has written several acclaimed novels including Heart of a Shepherd and Last of the Name.
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Rosanne Parry is an American author of children's and young adult fiction. She is known for her nature-themed and adventure stories that often explore the relationship between humans and the natural world.
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