Condon, Curtis W.: - Curtis W.
He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his family and extended family..
His favorite activities include camping, hiking, and orienteering.
Curtis still enjoys the outdoors.
However, he has been a writer and editor most of his adult life, including more than twenty-seven years at a magazine for members of electric cooperatives in the West.
Wish Upon a Crawdad is Curtis\' first children\'s book.
Bits of some of those adventures found their way into this story.
As a boy growing up in rural Oregon, he loved to explore the surrounding woods and lash together rafts to float a nearby creek with his brothers.
Condon has caught his share of crawdads.
Condon, Curtis W.: - Curtis W