Ella West

Today the author of Night Vision "Ella West" came to Hornby High School to tell us some facts about her book and some facts about other books she wrote. Here are. some facts we learnt...

Night Vision

• The girl in the book has a genetic disorder called EXP which means that the girl can only go out side in the dark because if she goes in the sun her skin will blister and burn and can give her skin cancer.
• The girl in the book witnesses a murder.
• There was a massive car fire which was the way the murder happened.

Here are some facts about Ella West.



Ella West was born in Invercargill. When she had read her way through the children’s library she used her older brother’s card and began on the adult section.

She intended to study science like her brothers at the University of Otago but a drama camp she went to when she was fifteen made up her mind to persuade her parents to let her study English literature instead. She completed a BA at Victoria University.


Night Vision.





Rain Fall.