The Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2024

 Yay! Zevi Takes the Spotlight has been included in the CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2024 in the Hi-Lo Middle Years Fiction category .

Winnipeg launch of three middle grade novels

What a wonderful evening at McNally Robinson booksellers where I joined Sidura Ludwig, author of Swan and Rising, and Colleen Nelson, author of Mystery at the Biltmore and The Umbrella House. We read from our books - mine being Zevi Takes the Spotlight - and we had a conversation about writing for middle grade readers. My special guest was my twelve-year-old grandson who read with me. 

Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb

Many thanks to Deborah Kalb for her blog interview about my two latest books: Zevi Takes the Spotlight for middle grades.

"I wanted to write a fun book but a book that would get kids thinking about what fame really is. I started noticing that young people have gone from wanting to become scientists, or vets, or firefighters, to YouTube influencers. It seemed to me that fame had become the goal, not the result of hard work or inspiration. So, something to mull over."