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 | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Book News
It’s a mere four-day countdown to Canada’s largest kids’ book awards (I’m one of 10 authors nominated for the Red Maple Award), and this year anyone can watch the Forest of Reading Festival awards online on Tuesday, June 16: curio.ca/forestoforeading Big kudos to the...
by Pam | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog, Books
Because my young-adult adventure novel Tracker’s Canyon has been nominated for the prestigious Red Maple Award (Ontario Library Association, Forest of Reading) , it means I will be doing author presentations on tour May 7, 2019 onward in Toronto and beyond....
by Pam | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog
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....