by Pam | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog
Dear Toronto schools and libraries: I will be in Toronto Feb 1-5 and would be pleased to respond to any interest in school or library presentations. I have a new middle-grade book out — Bungee Jump from Orca. (Another YA adventure novel is coming summer of 2017;...
by Pam | Oct 12, 2016 | Blog
What should at-risk youth read? Edgy books, relatively short books, nonfiction books and “high interest, low vocabulary” books, also known as hi-low, reluctant-reader or quick-read books. Why? Here’s a paragraph I came across on a website for teacher-librarians: “As...
by Pam | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Ten years ago I could not walk across an airport without a wheelchair. Here I am at 3,000 feet on Sunday after a two-hour hike (near The Chief by Squamish, BC, Canada). After a super-active young-adult life of sports and adventure, followed by 15 years of...
by Pam | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog
It happens frequently: A total stranger beside me on a plane, when he learns I’m an author, asks how many copies I’ve sold, or how much money I earn from writing per year. Seriously, would I ask him his salary? It’s so rude! I was raised to be polite, so...
by Pam | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog
Drum roll…. Yes, a new book out this week! A middle-grade adventure story. Quick summary: Thirteen-year-old Chris and his younger sister need to help make their family’s new bungee jump operation work, which means battling rumors that the island it’s on...
