Author reading on Galiano Island, British Columbia

Author reading on Galiano Island, British Columbia

I was honored to present to the students at Galiano Community School on Galiano Island this past Tuesday, and later, its Parent Advisory Committee. Such engaged, well-behaved and inquisitive students: great questions! And good to see so many involved parents. And a...
Just completed my 20th novel! (on drones and grizzly bears)

Just completed my 20th novel! (on drones and grizzly bears)

I just wrote two words that are rather thrilling to me: “the end.” That means I just completed a young-adult novel. My 20th, to be exact. (The 18th, Stowaway, just came out, and the 19th has been accepted and is currently being scheduled by Dundurn Press)....
Tracker’s Canyon is a 2019 Forest of Reading nominee!

Tracker’s Canyon is a 2019 Forest of Reading nominee!

How exciting is this?! My young-adult novel Tracker’s Canyon has been nominated for an Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading award (Red Maple)! That means I’ll be traveling to Ontario next spring and speaking at schools and libraries again....
New novel coming spring 2019! (on parkour)

New novel coming spring 2019! (on parkour)

Drum roll… And the news today is that my next novel will be published this coming spring (2019). I’m not giving away much at this point, but the sport is parkour, and here is how Wikipedia defines parkour: “Parkour is a training discipline using...