Scott

Scott O' Dell is a world famous author who has been writing for children and adults for years. From novels that have been given global recogintion to small monoscripts that are barely being released, his work is not hard to find and quite distinguishable, especially in historical fiction. Mr. O' Dell's life has been one of traveling and nature, which shines and connects through to all of his work.

His life started in Los Angeles, California in 1898, where he was born with the name Odell Gabriel Scott. When Odell had sent in an article to a local newspaper, he was quite surprised when he received his work written by "Scott O' Dell". Liking the name, he legally changed his name in the 1920's (Biography). But before Scott was an author, he was many other things. He was a film writer, farmer, cameraman, and technical director for Paramount Studios, but as for his writing career, he started off as a humble jounalist. For his basic education, Scott attended elementary and high school in Los Angeles. He was quite the confident young man in high school calling himself "Probably the brightest guy in America, though not necessarily the world" (Wesselhoeft). He later went to college at Stanford University where he got a wake up call and met students who were "(as) bright or brighter than I was!" (Wesselhoeft). Once out of college and turning into a sucessful author, Scott O' Dell received many awards. He has won 4 Newberry medals for some of his different works. The Hans Christan Anderson Medal, given under the auspices of 15 different countries. His most famous piece, Island of the Blue Dolphins, has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize of Juvenile Literature. On top of all that, two of his books, Island of the Blue Dolphins and The Black Pearl h...

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...hor once a year through the Scott O' Dell award, he continues to show his love and passion for history and nature, and to all the young children all around the world.

Works Cited

"Biography of Scott O'Dell (1898-1989)." Biography of Scott O'Dell. List of Works, Study Guides & Essays, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. .

Johnson, Virginia. "Scott O'Dell: A Natural Born Writer (1898 - 1989)." Librarypoint. Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 28 July 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. .

"More About Scott." More About Scott. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. .

Wesselhoeft, Conrad. "Scott O’Dell, ‘Blue Dolphins’ author, tells why he writes for children." Adios Nirvana RSS. N.p., 10 Dec. 2010. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. .