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I'm Lorraine Orman, and I write books for children and teenagers. This website will tell you a little about me and a lot about my books.
So far I've written:
| • | four books for primary-aged readers |
| • | three for intermediate (or middle school)-aged readers |
| • | two for secondary-aged readers |
| • | lots of short stories (I have also co-edited an anthology of short stories for children). |
I live in the best place in the world. That's Omaha Beach, which is an hour's drive north of Auckland, New Zealand. Just imagine four kilometres of silky white sand and crystal-clear water. Sometimes when I go down to the beach I'm the only person on the whole four kilometres of sand. I love walking beside the sea and watching the seagulls and dotterels and oystercatchers - and thinking about my stories.
Please come in and explore Story-Go-Round - and find out how much the sea and the shore have influenced my work.
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January 2010
New Zealand Book Month Authors are always delighted to receive fan mail from young readers. As part of the 2009 New Zealand Book Month celebrations, a competition called Wordbank was organised. Young readers were asked to write a letter to the author of one of their favourite books.
The organisers sent me some of the letters written about my books. They were great fun to read. Here are some extracts from the letters. Many thanks to these readers.
From Disha on Haunted: "Your book is filled with so much suspense that when it was time for me to sleep I just groaned and moaned and made a tantrum about why I can't continue reading."
From Thalia on Cross Tides: "Your book was a great reminder of New Zealand history and you portrayed it in a way which was exciting and fresh."
From Raymond on Ratso: I have just finished reading your book Ratso and I think it's funny because Mum said Dad's fishing jumper stinks to high heaven."
From Connor on A Long Way From Home: "A Long Way From Home is full of surprises, emotion and strength. The characters ... are woven together in a tight, heart-wrenching plot."
From Caitlin on Fish Tale: "I think many people will relate to this story. I really liked the fact that Kathleen went through all that trouble just to help her Grandfather to feel happy again."
New Zealand Book Month Authors are always delighted to receive fan mail from young readers. As part of the 2009 New Zealand Book Month celebrations, a competition called Wordbank was organised. Young readers were asked to write a letter to the author of one of their favourite books.
The organisers sent me some of the letters written about my books. They were great fun to read. Here are some extracts from the letters. Many thanks to these readers.
From Disha on Haunted: "Your book is filled with so much suspense that when it was time for me to sleep I just groaned and moaned and made a tantrum about why I can't continue reading."
From Thalia on Cross Tides: "Your book was a great reminder of New Zealand history and you portrayed it in a way which was exciting and fresh."
From Raymond on Ratso: I have just finished reading your book Ratso and I think it's funny because Mum said Dad's fishing jumper stinks to high heaven."
From Connor on A Long Way From Home: "A Long Way From Home is full of surprises, emotion and strength. The characters ... are woven together in a tight, heart-wrenching plot."
From Caitlin on Fish Tale: "I think many people will relate to this story. I really liked the fact that Kathleen went through all that trouble just to help her Grandfather to feel happy again."
