I’m so excited to share the cover for THE UNBROKEN HEARTS CLUB, publishing on January 29, 2019! This will be my fourth YA novel with Orca Book Publishers, and I’m so happy and grateful to be working with them again. Seriously, every writer should be so lucky. The cover!
Read moreWIN AWESOME PRIZES!
Check out the awesome UVic Vikes goodies I received today! I’ll be giving this loot away at the Lucky Break Book Launch on Sept. 22 from 1-3pm at BLACK BOND BOOKS in Maple Ridge. You can win a sports bag, a hoodie, a t-shirt signed by star player Chanelle Edwards-Challenger, sunglasses, and more! GO VIKES…
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Lucky Break Book Launch
LUCKY BREAK releases on August 28, 2018, but to take advantage of back-to-school timing, and to ensure librarians and teachers and students will be available, I’ll be hosting the official launch on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 1-3pm.
Read moreREADERS ARE THE REASON
As a writer, I’ve always hoped people would someday read my books, like for real (and not just in my dreams). I mean, that’s kind of the whole point, right? So I find it really moving when I get see their unbiased, book-loving reviews. So when I came across a great review of my upcoming…
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CM Magazine Reviews LUCKY BREAK!
I was so pleased to see that CM Magazine recently reviewed LUCKY BREAK — and they gave it a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED rating. I’m so grateful for this thoughtful review written by a rugby-mom librarian: “In a school with a girl’s rugby program, Lucky Break will easily find a following, but it is a good book…
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LUCKY BREAK COMING AUGUST 28, 2018
LUCKY BREAK COMING AUGUST 28, 2018!!! I’m so excited to announce that my next YA book, LUCKY BREAK, will hit the shelves later this year. Here’s the cover and a synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Lucy “Lucky” Graves is devoted to her championship rugby team, but her dreams of a scholarship are destroyed when she breaks her leg…
Read moreLEARNING SEVENTEEN EARNS 4 STARS!
I’m very excited to see that LEARNING SEVENTEEN has earned 4 STARS in its very first review by CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials! They called it a “very deep read” and consider it a Highly Recommended book! Available everywhere on January 16, 2018 from Orca Book Publishers!
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LEARNING SEVENTEEN
LEARNING SEVENTEEN FINAL BOOK COVER I’m so excited that my next book with Orca Book Publishers, LEARNING SEVENTEEN, has a completed, official, full, amazing, real, actual, cover! As a writer, every little milestone on the road to publication is worth celebrating — after all, it takes a long time to bring a book to life….
Read moreVOYA reviews Another Miserable Love Song.
I just came across this nice review from VOYA: VOYA, October 2016 (Vol. 39, No. 4) – Deanne Boyer In Another Miserable Love Song, Kallie Echo does not have a lot going for her in life. After her father’s death several months ago, Kallie is running a losing race against homelessness. When her friend Jamie…
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