by Pam | Sep 19, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
The joy of being an author is the research for my young-adult adventure novels that sometimes involves fun trips. I just returned from several days in Bella Coola, British Columbia, 267 miles (429 kilometers) northwest of Vancouver in the Great Bear Rainforest. With...
by Pam | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog
From Netgalley and educator Martha Lawton comes yet another five-star review of my young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon (Dundurn Press): Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “Tracker’s Canyon was a great adventure story for many students. The book is well...
by Pam | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog
My back-to-school adventure this fall is in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada: population 2,000 and 450km/270 miles northwest of Vancouver. It’s in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, the setting of my next novel, and I’m speaking at the high school there...
by Pam | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys
Parents can suggest the following to their son’s teacher, or encourage their son to do so: 1) Read aloud to the class more; assign less silent reading. 2) Let boys dramatize their reading and writing more. 3) Give them more breaks to physically move around. 4) Do less...
by Pam | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
To all adventure lovers: Here’s the latest review for my new young-adult novel Tracker’s Canyon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars by educator Martha Lawton for NetGalley “Tracker’s Canyon was a great adventure story for many students. The book is well written...
