Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel has written numerous acclaimed novels for middle grade and young adult readers. His Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and the novel Airborn received the Governor General's Literary Award in 2004 and was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association. His most recent books include The Nest, a finalist for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, Every Hidden Thing and, coming up in the fall of 2018, Inkling.

• Kenneth Oppel on weird research and amazing readers

Books by Kenneth Oppel

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The Homestretch7:25Author Kenneth Oppel on his book "The Nest"

"The Nest" is a horror novel by bestselling young adult author Kenneth Oppel. It's a finalist for Canada's biggest children's literary prize. Kenneth Oppel is here now to tell us more about the art of creating scary stories.

The Next Chapter4:31How I Wrote It: Kenneth Oppel on "Every Hidden Thing"

Kenneth Oppel on his YA novel about fossil hunting and budding romance.

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