by Pam | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, Books, Boys' LIteracy, education, Literacy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips, Uncategorized
Guess what percentage of kidlit/YA authors are male? The answer is 14%. Why does that matter? Well, given how essential they are as role models in getting boys to read, it’s important that educators and parents know who they are, schools and libraries hire them...
by Pam | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Literacy, Media
I was honored this past spring to be one of 9 authors interviewed during a week-long celebration of the Ontario Library Association’s annual Forest of Reading event. This was thanks to my young-adult novel Stowaway (Dundurn Press) being nominated for a Forest of...
by Pam | Mar 20, 2019 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, Literacy
Share of adults (15 and older) in the world with basic skills to read and write: In 1800, 10%. In 2016, 86%. “Half the increase in child survival in the world happens because the mothers can read and write.” Worldwide between 1950 and 2016, the infant mortality...
