<p Dorris Heffron was born in Noranda, Quebec. While teaching for Oxford University throughout the seventies, she wrote three novels about teenagers which were internationally acclaimed as pioneers of young adult literature. Returning to Canada in 1980, she became an active member of writers' organizations and wrote the popular adult novel, <i A Shark in the House. </i She lives with her pack and sled dogs at Little Creek Wolf Range near Collingwood, Ontario.</p