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Sofie's Solitaires
Sofie lives in Costa Rica. Its warm and beautiful but sloths and bananas are boring. Sofie wants a puppy to play with. When Grandmother takes her to the pet store, Sofie is captivated by a cage full of birds singing a magic song. She takes them home but soon discovers how sad they are. What will Sofie do to cheer up the magical song birds?
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When twelve year old Tanya tumbles over the rail of a whale watching boat into the cold Pacific ocean her summer vacation turns into an amazing adventure. Every day she spends with a pod of orca whales brings something new … from an exciting salmon hunt to the birth of a baby orca to a dangerous encounter with a killer whale.
But the members of Tanya’s new family aren’t just ordinary orcas – they have a secret that has been kept for millions of years. Will Tanya find out what it is? And if she does will the orcas trust her enough to let her go back home?
Hold the Secret Small
Mrs. Camacho's Dog
Riley's Mom gets a teaching job in Costa Rica. It's exciting and fun to learn Spanish and live in a rainforest. Riley falls in love with her neighbour's dog, Guapo, but she’s never seen his owner, Mrs. Camacho, pay any attention to him at all.
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Afraid of losing Guapo, Riley takes matters into her own hands. She has no idea what a big mistake she’s made until the morning she wakes up to find two policemen in her kitchen. Can Riley get herself out of serious trouble and figure out how to help not only Guapo but his elderly owner as well?
Lisbet's Best Christmas
​Lisbet can hardly wait to wear the flour sack dress Ma made to the Christmas Eve concert. Bundled into the sleigh on the way back home she dreams the impossible ... a store-bought doll for Christmas. But when the family finds themselves lost in a prairie blizzard Lisbet changes her wish. All she wants is for them to make it home safe for Christmas. Can Pa's horses, Pearl and Blackie, find their way?
This children's story began as a Christmas tree ornament!
Illustrations by
Krystal Kramer!
Available in time for
CHRISTMAS 2024!
Lisbet's Best Christmas is based on my Mom's true story of growing up on the Canadian prairies during the Great Depression.
Six Steps to a Story Project
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I've always been passionate about teaching young people to write.
Six Steps to a Story began as a handout for Grade 5 Students to work with after we had a group discussion about writing. I have since developed it into a stand alone four page guide that helps 8-11 year olds have fun creating a well written story.
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Please feel free to download and distribute the PDF.
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A Rainbow in Every Window!
“A Rainbow in Every Window” takes place during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Lily lives in an apartment with Mom and her dog Rosie. It’s fun when she gets to stay home from school and Mom is home from work. But that wears off in a hurry. Lily misses Grandma and playing with her friends. She just wants to go back to normal.
One day the Scare Monster follows Lily home. She's afraid and angry all the time but she doesn’t know why. Mom tells her to do something to make other people feel better and the scare monster will go away. What will Lily do?
CANSCAIP 2020 Writing for Children Competition Entry.
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Chip Trippers
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The year is 2177. Willik and his half human brother Zeffry live on the space freighter Mern Bay, captained by their father. When Willik's best friend Kai is found dead the brothers suspect foul play and decide to investigate. Each clue they uncover draws them further and further into the lethal alter reality world that claimed Kai's life .
From splat guns to gravity dumps, molecular knives to sensory deprivation nets, Will and Zeff take on one one of the most powerful corporations in the galaxy to save more kids from dying.
Paralysis 77
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When a deadly virus is released, infecting one of the brothers, they turn to Will’s forgotten design project Exo for help. Will and Zeff’s search for the terrorist cell responsible leads them from the spice water habitat of Taarch to Mern Bay’s forbidden Dark Decks. Can they stop the alien terrorists before they reach their ultimate target?
Mern Bay Series #2
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