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Virginia Euwer Wolff, a celebrated author of young adult literature, grew up in a large, hand-built log house in the shadow of Mount Hood. Her uncle, poet and painter Anthony Euwer, moved to Oregon that same year. He wrote and illustrated for the Oregon Journal as well as for Harpers, Colliers , and other national publications. Wolff was born in Portland on August 25, Her father died when she was five, and her mother, Florence, worked the farm while raising Wolff and her older brother in a home full of music, books, and paintings.

Wolff attended several high schools in Oregon, including Wy'East and St. Helen's Hall now Oregon Episcopal School. She graduated from Smith College, married, and had two children. Divorced in , Wolff returned to Oregon, where she taught high school and wrote a novel for adults titled Rated PG before turning her hand to young adult literature.

Her groundbreaking novels are notable for "their emotional intensity, for their innovation, and for characters that 'grab hold and won't let go. An accomplished violinist, Wolff has been part of several Portland orchestras and chamber groups.