High's first book, Maize, was first written in 1990 and published in 1995.īarn Savers (1999) concerns the story of a father and son who disassemble pieces of historical barns before they can be totally destroyed. After gaining much-needed writing experience, High received a grant from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 1994. In 1993, Linda High won the John Crane Memorial Scholarship to the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshops at Chautauqua in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. She wrote articles for magazines, such as Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, and Children's Digest, before she began composing children's books. High, Justin Oatman, stepdaughter Kala High, and Zachary High. Linda and John High had four children together: stepson J. She held various jobs as a waitress, lifeguard, and secretary.
High attended the one-room California School in Lancaster before attending Caernarvon Elementary School. She had a brother named Randy, as well as numerous pets. Linda Oatman High was born on April 28, 1958, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the daughter of miner and bus driver Robert and office worker Mary Myrna Millard Haas.
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