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I am the author of historical fiction picture books, nonfiction, and middle grade fiction. I also review books for Bookpage.com, and work full time as vice president for advancement (that means fundraising!) for Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) here in Portland.

Titanic: Voices from the Disaster was named a 2013 Sibert Honor Book and a 2013 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist. Annie and Helen is a finalist for a 2013 Oregon Book Award.

My new books in 2013 are KNIT YOUR BIT, a World War I story, which is a historical fiction picture book set in 1918, inspired by the Central Park Knitting Bee, and a middle grade historical fiction title called THE GREAT TROUBLE, A MYSTERY OF LONDON, the BLUE DEATH and A BOY CALLED EEL.

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This year, the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic falls on a Monday – the same day of the week as the actual event on April 15, 1912. This disaster has fascinated people of all ages for more than a century. And, even without the fictionalized romance in James Cameron’s movie, the event is full of heartbreaking love stories.

The one I come back to again and again is the story of Har... Read more of this blog post »
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Titanic: Voices From the Di...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
Hear My Sorrow: The Diary o...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
Sweet Clara and the Freedom...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Apples To Oregon: Being The...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
Into the Firestorm: A Novel...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
Annie and Helen
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Knit Your Bit: A World War ...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2013
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