Anh Do

About the Author

He and his family fled to Australia as refugees in 1980. His family survived five days in a leaky fishing boat measuring nine and a half meters long and two meters wide. While on this trip, his family as well as the rest of the passengers got attacked by two different bands of pirates. The first group stole one of the boat’s two engines, and the second group of pirates took the second engine, which was broken but Anh’s dad repaired it using a piece of rubber from a flip flop. The second group of pirates left, with one of them throwing a gallon of water onboard which kept all but one of the refugees alive, until a German merchant ship could rescue them. The boat was packed with 40 Vietnamese refugees fleeing across the Indian Ocean, having been crammed in like sardines. “The Happiest Refuge. Anh Do is the author of over 80 books across 13 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of WeirDo Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Anh Do has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.