“They had everything taken from them because they were Japanese.” Cousins Lou and Charlotte don’t know a lot about their grandmother’s life. When their Obaasan invites them to spend the day in her garden, she also invites them into their family’s secrets. Grandma shares her experience as a Japanese Canadian during WWII, revealing the painful […]
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Bigfoot Crossing
If Bigfoot is a myth, then who kidnapped Jay’s Dad? Jay’s dad loves hunting for Bigfoot, but searching for a mythical creature in the dark isn’t Jay’s idea of fun. Especially since Bigfoot isn’t real. Plus, Jay always gets stuck looking out for his little sister. But on one of these trips in the bush, […]
Game Face
Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety won’t stop him from succeeding as his hockey team’s goalie in this dynamic novel in verse. What-ifs rattle around his brain at the worst times, like when he’s in the middle of a playoff game. What if he lets his teammates down? What if he can’t make […]
Happy World Environment Day!
For this year’s World Environment Day, the UN Environment Program is leading a campaign to #BeatPlasticPollution. I have a book set to release in 2024 with Orca Footprints, What Poo Can Do: How Animals are Fighting the Climate Crisis, that tackles plastic pollution in the first chapter on whales. The book I’m currently writing, BUGS […]
Giveaway!
It’s one week till the official launch of my latest science book for kids, Evolution Under Pressure, and I just found out it’s a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! To celebrate, I’m giving away one of my author copies!! Enter to win the giveaway before May 30th. [sweepwidget id=”70418″ url=”0ys79daw”]