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Roland Smith


USA flag (b.1951)

Roland Smith is an American author of young adult fiction as well as nonfiction books for children. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Portland State University and, following a part-time job at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, began a 20-year career as a zookeeper, both at the Oregon Zoo and the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington. After working to save wildlife following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, in 1990, he published his first book, Sea Otter Rescue, a non-fiction account of the process of animal rescue. Smith continued to draw upon his zoo experiences for other non-fiction titles, including Journey of the Red Wolf, which won an Oregon Book Award in 1996.Smith lives in Tualatin, Oregon with his wife and stepchildren.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
June 2024

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Captivity
(Wildes , book 3)
Series
Thunder Cave
   Thunder Cave (1995)
   Jaguar (1997)
   The Last Lobo (1999)
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Zach's Lie
   1. Zach's Lie (2001)
   2. Jack's Run (2005)
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Cryptid Hunters
   1. Cryptid Hunters (2004)

     aka Jungle Hunters

   2. Tentacles (2009)
   3. Chupacabra (2013)
   4. Mutation (2014)
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Peak Marcello Adventure
   1. Peak (2007)
   2. The Edge (2015)
   3. Ascent (2018)
   4. Descent (2020)
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I.Q.
   1. Independence Hall (2008)
   2. The White House (2010)
   3. Kitty Hawk (2012)
   4. The Alamo (2013) (with Michael P Spradlin)
   5. The Windy City (2014) (with Michael P Spradlin)
   6. Alcatraz (2014) (with Michael P Spradlin)
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Beneath
   1. Beneath (2009)
   2. Above (2016)
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Storm Runners
   1. Storm Runners (2011)
   2. The Surge (2011)
   3. Eruption (2012)
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Wildes
   1. The Amazon (2023)
   2. The Vaquita (2023)
   3. Captivity (2024)
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Novels
   Sasquatch (1998)
   The Captain's Dog (1999)
   Elephant Run (2007)
   Legwork (2011)
   Hijack Over Weaver's Needle (2015)
   The Switch (2022)
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Series contributed to
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Roland Smith recommends
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Fast Backward (2018)
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