Orson Scott Card: The Prince And The Pauper

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Orson Scott Card was born on August 24, 1951, in the town of Richland, Washington, but he was raised in San Mateo, California. His father acquired a back injury and had to leave his sign company, so Scott and his family moved to Salt Lake City so that his father could get a bachelor’s degree. When his father got the degree, they moved to Santa Clara where the family finally settled. Scott’s family at a young age included his mother, Peggy Card, his father, Willard Card, and his brother, Arlen Card. During his childhood, he often enjoyed going to the library, where he found out about a new genre, science fiction, but he still preferred to read different books, such as “The Prince and the Pauper” when he was eight years old, which got him interested