Ben mikaelsen biography of jungle of bones

Today, I will be interviewing Ben Mikaelsen, the award-winning author of the recently published children’s chapter book (ages ), Jungle of Bones.

Ben is an accomplished author who has published TEN children’s books and has written numerous magazine articles. Ben will be telling us about his life, sharing background information about his book, Jungle of Bones, and offering a few writing tips.

I received a complimentary copy of this book prior to this interview.

Ben mikaelsen biography of jungle of bones movie

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Welcome Ben.

Your youth was spent in South America. Was growing up in South America any different from a childhood spent in the US?

Do any of your story ideas come from your early experiences?

VERY MUCH SO. BY THE TIME I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, I HAD BEEN THROUGH THREE REVOLUTIONS AND HAD A MAN SHOT TO DEATH BESIDE ME ON A STREET CORNER. I WAS NEVER SENT TO SCHOOL OR HOME SCHOOLED UNTIL I WAS NINE