News & Views

Nerdy Book Club

Totally awesome to see my list of books featuring characters with a genetic condition on the Nerdy Book Club! Check it out! Great for teachers creating reading lists for the upcoming school year. Hope everyone is enjoying a great summer. It is going too fast for me!

The Knight Agency

Big news – I am now represented by Kristy Hunter of the Knight Agency! It was announced in their monthly newsletter, which also includes a great article Writing to Trend vs. Writing for the Market by Kristy’s co-agent, Nephele Tempest. I’m looking forward to working with this dynamic team!

Science in Middle Grade Fiction

Check out my guest post for Sci/Why about Science in Middle Grade Fiction. When I first joined this group of Canadian science writers I thought my next children’s book would be a nonfiction title about space. That didn’t happen. What did happen was me realizing I could combine my love of science and fiction instead. […]

Speed of Life

Speed of Life Author: Carole Weston Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781492654490 This is another title for the middle grade grows up category. The main character, Sofia, is fourteen-years-old – right on the line between middle grade and young adult. It was shelved in the middle grade section of my local library but has some […]