1. Kenneth Oppel was born on August 31,1967 and is a Canadian children's writer.
11 Facts About Kenneth Oppel
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Kenneth Oppel lived in Newfoundland and Labrador, England, and Ireland.
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In 1985, Kenneth Oppel wrote his first book Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure, while at St Michaels University School.
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Kenneth Oppel attended at the same time as actors Andrew Sabiston and Leslie Hope, fellow writers John Burns and Bert Archer, and just before the NBA's Steve Nash and Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield.
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Kenneth Oppel forwarded the newly completed manuscript to a family friend who knew Roald Dahl, who in turn recommended it to his agent.
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Kenneth Oppel went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in cinema studies and English at Trinity College in the University of Toronto, writing The Live-Forever Machine during his final year.
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Kenneth Oppel moved to England and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students' papers.
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Kenneth Oppel wrote four books for the Silverwing novel series: Silverwing, Sunwing, Firewing, and Darkwing.
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Kenneth Oppel wrote another series, the Matt Cruse saga, including Airborn, Skybreaker, and Starclimber.
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Kenneth Oppel has won numerous literary awards, including the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for English language children's literature, a Printz Honor Award from the American Library Association and The Times Children's Novel of 2005.
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Kenneth Oppel is married to Philippa Sheppard, a Shakespeare scholar and instructor at the University of Toronto.