Born on December 18th, David Kherdian is the author of a Newbery Honor book entitled, The Road From Home: the Story of an Armenian Girl (1979). Told from his mother's perspective about her childhood in an Armenian community in Turkey and her eventual arrival in America as a mail-order bride, the book also won the Jane Addams Peace Award, the Friends of American Writers award, and the Banta Award from the Wisconsin Library Association, and was nominated for the American Book Award. Kherdian has written or edited more than fifty books for children, young adults, and adults on a wide variety of subjects. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a degree in philosophy, he is a big fan of fishing, saying "the world of nature, the lore and drama, and mystery of fishing, these things saved my life." His book, The Great Fishing Contest, is a favorite among those who share his passion. He is married to Caldecott Medal winner, Nonny Hogrogian. The couple lives in Oregon.
