John Heffernan lives in the New England Tablelands of New South
Wales. He has written more than fifty books for young readers, over
a wide range of genres and age groups. His books have won numerous
awards. A journey through Afghanistan led to an ongoing interest in
that country, and inspired the writing of Naveed: Through My Eyes.
Naveed won the 2015 YABBA Honour Book Award for Readers in Years
7-9, and has been shortlisted again for YABBA in that category for
2016. John writes with integrity and honesty, and his experience as
a teacher has been invaluable in his writing and in his
relationship with his readers.
Series editor and series creator Lyn White has extensive experience
as a primary school teacher-librarian and EAL teacher and in 2010
completed postgraduate studies in Editing and Communications at the
University of Melbourne. Lyn is passionate about children's
literature and has great expertise in engaging students with
quality texts. Her work with refugee children motivated her to
create the acclaimed Through My Eyes series of books set in
contemporary war zones. Lyn created and edited the Through My Eyes
- Natural Disaster Zones series to pay tribute to the courage and
resilience of children who are often the most vulnerable in
post-disaster situations. Lyn continues to teach EAL and is an
education consultant and conference presenter.
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