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whispering pines
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Stranger Things meets The X-Files in this eerie, heart-pounding middle grade adventure about a young boy and girl who must protect their small town from otherworldly forces threatening to destroy it.
Published September 1st, 2020 through McElderry Books
(look for book 2 in September 2021!)
wrong way summer
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie and when it’s something more: hope.
Published April 21st, 2020 through Abrams Books
rules of the ruff
A girl learns how to walk dogs—and walk tall—in this charming, coming-of-age novel.
Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle’s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and—not content with being ignored all summer—she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice. But when a charismatic rival dog walker moves to town, she quickly snatches up most of Wes’s business—and Jessie decides she isn’t going to take this defeat with her tail between her legs.
Published August 14th, 2018 through Abrams Books
Now available in hardcover, paperback, and audiobook!
a pinch of phoenix
Book 3 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
With elves waging war on scientists, it’s up to thirteen-year-old master chef Lailu Loganberry to save both her restaurant and her city in this final book in The Mystic Cooking Chronicles, which Kirkus Reviews calls “perfect for Top Chef fans with a penchant for the fantastical.”
Published July 16th, 2019 through Aladdin Books
Now available in hardcover and paperback!
a hint of hydra
Book 2 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu Loganberry must stop a war between the elves and scientists in this follow-up to A Dash of Dragon, which Kirkus Reviews calls “a recipe for success.”
Published July 10th, 2018 through Aladdin Books
Now available in hardcover and paperback!
a dash of dragon
Book 1 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
A thirteen-year-old chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all the best ingredients—fantasy, humor, adventure, action, cute boys, and a feisty heroine!
Published July 11th, 2017 through Aladdin Books
Now available in hardcover and paperback!