About

Michele Torrey is the author of twelve books for children. She is a two-time Thurber House Residency in Children's Literature nominee, plus a two-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's (PNWA) Award. Among other honors, her books have received starred reviews from “Publisher’s Weekly” and “Kirkus,” been chosen by the Junior Library Guild, been nominated for numerous state medals, and are published in over six languages and taught in classrooms throughout the world. She is a member of the Authors Guild, the Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and PNWA. In addition to her literature for children, Torrey writes for adults.

Born in Wenatchee, Washington, Torrey holds a degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Washington (’88), and a Master of Arts in Religion from Graceland University (’06), with an emphasis in eco-justice. She currently resides on Fox Island, Washington, and has lived and traveled extensively throughout the world. Torrey has three sons and five grandchildren. In addition to her writing and traveling, she is a co-founder of Orphans Africa, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity (www.orphansafrica.org). Orphans Africa works primarily in Tanzania, building boarding schools for children orphaned by disease and poverty. Her organization now educates 650 children, ages 3-19.

Other Works

  • Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives: The Case of the Crooked Carnival

    2010
  • Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives: The Case of the Terrible T.Rex

    2010
  • Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives: The Case of the Mossy Lake Monster

    2009
  • Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives: The Case of the Graveyard Ghost

    2009
  • Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives: The Case of the Barfy Birthday

    2009
  • Voyage of Midnight

    2006
  • Voyage of Plunder

    2005
  • Voyage of Ice

    2004
  • To the Edge of the World

    2003