The Story of Raven

About the Book

In this story, the author tried to capture the excitement and beauty of a herd of endangered wild horses. The good and bad times, and the tragic suffering of the hero as a whole. The disastrous and sometimes fatal elements like wind, rain, and other forces, such as snow and freezing weather, fire, and drought. Also the unpredictable or predicable actions of the horse itself.

About the Author

Hi, my name is Carole Ann Volavka. I’ll tell you a little about myself and how I came to write this story. I have had a lifelong passion to be a writer. My earliest memory was when I was about eight. I tried to write a short story, or I should say, I did write a story about a dog that thought he was a cat, but no one could read it because I was a terrible speller. My sister made fun of me, so I gave up trying. But I didn’t give up my dream. I kept writing, but I didn’t show them to anyone-that is, not until I was a junior in high school, and my English teacher gave a writing assignment. It was to write a short story about anything we wanted. So I took it to heart, and I wrote, and the more I wrote, the more I wanted to write. The teacher could read it and understand it. I received an A and a note that read, “Carole, you have a tallent and an imagination. Keep up the good work.” I still have that story. After I married and had a family, I would tell my children stories that were in my head. My son said I should write them down, but I never did, not until my son passed away in 2005, and I started writing just to keep my sanity. One thing lead to another, and Raven the Wild Horse was born, and so were two others about a super grasshopper. I was born in California but moved to Idaho when I was four. I have two older brothers and an older sister. I always have animals around me my whole life-some domestic and not so domestic: dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, rabbits, a deer, and a badger. Once I was grown, I still had animals-no deer and badger, but cow and horses. I was a foster parent for eighteen years. I would come to adopt two of my foster boys. I also adopted a baby girl. I was legal guardian to two of my nephews. My house is always full. I now live in the country in the state of Washington, and yes, I still have animals.