Selah Awards! EEP! I’m so excited! My chapter book The Dog Snatcher has been named a finalist in the Selah Awards for middle grade novels. These prestigious awards will be given June 1 by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. I am thrilled to...
Woodencloak by Dawn Ford tells a tale for middle graders of a troll princess fighting to free her father and her people. It’s a page turner, all right, as Horra barely escapes her castle during a coup. Together with her pet eagle, Horra flees into the wilderness and...
The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson tells the tale of a young girl, Norvia, who grapples with changes. She moves from island life to town life in 1914 Michigan. Not the least of her issues is her mother’s request that she conceal the fact that she is...
Another writer, K.A. Cummins, suggested we create a fractured tale for our main characters from our very-different family-friendly stories. She gave us the ground rules: a Victorian market, the dragon is transformed into a human for this encounter, and some plot...
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The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Dawn Ford leads the reader on a young adult fantasy journey spanning two worlds. Tambrynn hates her indentured servitude, basically slavery since there seems to be no end in sight. She’s been a kitchen helper/scrubber of things...
I’ve got two pieces of news. My novel The Long Shadow now has a new cover. It’s a time-travel adventure, something that wasn’t obvious from the previous cover. Since so many young readers love fantasy, sci fi, and time travel, my publisher and I...
Spark by J.M. Hackman tells the Christian fantasy tale of Brenna, a Pennsylvania schoolgirl just turning 16. Brenna discovers to her dismay that flames shoot from her fingertips when she’s angry. After she sets a school display on fire, causing the sprinkler system to...
His Gift by Joan C. Benson tells the inspirational story of a gifted teenage concert pianist. Molly has entered a competition sponsored by the Detroit Symphony in the fateful fall of 1929. Can she compete with all the other skilled young people? Might she even win?...
