Kenneth Oppel
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Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers, including "Silverwing," "Airborn," and most recently "Half Brother" (Scholastic Press). His official site may be found here.

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Writing Half Brother: Love, Control, And Talking Animals

Posted September 10, 2010 | 16:40:49 (EST)

I only recently realized how fitting (and possibly ironic) it was that, after writing four bestselling "talking animal" fantasies featuring bats (the Silverwing series), I'd go on to write a realistic novel about an animal who truly did talk.

The seed for my novel Half Brother was planted in my...

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