All Good Children (Orca Book Publishers, 2011)
Set in the near future, when schools are intent on medicating all students for improved behaviour - a fate that 15-year-old graffiti artist Maxwell Connors will do anything to escape. Released Fall 2011.
For teens and adults who like slow-building tension, a few laughs, and some emotional agony before the story ends.
26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6 (James Lorimer & Company, 2011)
Forget social studies, math, and science - this novel offers hard-earned tips for surviving some of the more concrete problems tween girls face: fickle friends, annoying brothers, embarrassing parents, and boys who don't know you exist. Released Fall 2011.
For girlfriends, comedy lovers, and reluctant readers.
My Cat Isis (Kids Can Press, 2011)
My first picture book, illustrated by Virginie Egger. Through brief text and lavish illustrations, a young cat owner compares what he reads about the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis to his pet cat of the same name.
A tongue-in-cheek picture book for readers of all ages.
Walking Backward (Orca Book Publishers, 2009)
A 12-year-old boy's journal kept through the months following his mother's death, as he tries to discover how she died and how his family can survive without her. Nominated for several literary awards.
For children and adults looking for a good read, a funny read, a sad read, or bibliotherapy.
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Thanks to a much-needed writer's grant from the wonderful Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, I have been working away at my next teen thriller, Across the Water, about what happens to the good children who make it out of New Middletown. I'm not quite done yet, but it's getting close. Look for a 2013 publication date with Orca.
I'm always working on more books. With a little luck and a lot of work, some of them should end up on this page in the years to come.
