Hello! I am an author, librarian, book binge reader, and overall literary junkie. I live in Hawaii (I know, so rough!) When I am not writing my next novel, you can find me hiking through sleeping volcanoes, scuba diving sunken ships, or road tripping with my sons in search of the next adventure.
I’ve been writing stories ever since my mom shoved a box of broken crayons and a tattered notebook into my lap. I was four years old and my six siblings and I were shoehorned into the back seat of a Chevy Nova on a long road trip across the Badlands of North Dakota. In the doldrums of summer heat and barren landscape, I escaped into an imaginary world scribbling stories that only a child could understand.
I have since, honed my writing craft, first by working on screenplays and short stories and alas, finally cannonballing into the world of fiction. I have been an English teacher and librarian for several decades. In a nutshell, my career can be summed up by saying my inky blood pumps literature.
I’ve been very busy lately. This year has been dedicated to writing manuscripts. Several magical projects are brewing.
So stay tuned!
The Magic of Danny-the-Great is a picture book about a boy with Down syndrome and the magical powers of seeing the good in all people.
Danny secretly practices for the upcoming school talent show, even conscripting his dog, Lily, as part of his magical act. He is harassed by the local bullies and when his magic act goes awry, they cheer his failure. In the mayhem of collapsing stages and disappearing dogs, Danny uses his magical powers to turn his disastrous and comical magic show into a success.
Children and adults will identify with the disappointment that Danny faces and will celebrate along with him when he conquers his failure in this heartwarming picture book with a kindness hook. Readers will also gain awareness of how special needs children enrich our lives.
Twelve-year-old, Piper Nix, is a sixth-grade girl who has grown up in the foster care system. Battling with Oppositional Defiant Behavior and flunking 5th grade, she struggles to find friendship and purpose in her unstable life.
Marianne Wordsworth, the librarian at Piper’s school, takes her under her “wing” and volunteers Piper to assist in caring for the library’s Secret Garden where she tends to dozens of birds.
Piper must wade through the murky emotions of middle school from numerous outbursts that earn her many days of detention, through navigating her first friendship, and learning to belong in a family. She goes from the notorious bully who ruined the school’s chance at being famous to earning the title of the town’s hero.
Come along on the journey where one girl learns to use life’s challenges to live as free as a bird.
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