Clara’s Roots, Skipping Stone Magazine vol. 26 no. 1 Jan-Mar. 2014. Food origin tale about the potato and the girl who discovered it.

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Picture Books

Nori The Letter Tamer — Each day Nori dreads reading time which leaves her lonely and scared until she finds tools to tame the dancing letters. This is an #OwnVoices story.

RoscaChallah — When Oscar’s teacher asks him to choose one food that represents his family’s heritage, Oscar is stumped; he has two family cultures. After a long night of dreaming about dancing food, Oscar makes his own solution by baking a brand-new special bread: RoscaChallah!

Zella’s Scarf – Time for a new scarf. Zella casts on ten stitches. Bump by bump by bump and changing seasons, she explores the textures and complexities of knitting.

Movement Heals: Joe Pilates and His Exercise Dream-- In prisoned on the Isle of Man during WWI, Joe finds that moving like the wild Manx cats makes him feel better.

Up, Down, Side by Side, and All Around — One morning two kids set off on two adventures, one in a kayak and one on foot. Come see the world through their eyes and marvel at their discoveries.

Mesa’s Journey — When a table finds itself in an abandoned field, it helps to establish a community around.

The Song of Her Heart —Mercedes Sosa Sings for the World— Mercedes Sosa didn’t hear the songs of her heart n the traditional Argentinian music. Through her music, she challenged assumptions about skin color, dress, instruments, and gender.

Secrets are Hard— Jules is thrilled when Traci tells her a secret. This is her first secret. But then she realizes she can’t tell Sam without betraying Traci.

The Magic Tree: A Maple Syrup Story — A cumulative story about how sap is magically turned into maple syrup with a yummy treat at the end!

Moon Garden — All day long three children eagerly wait for night to fall. Their reward — a full moon and a special garden which shimmers and dances in the moon light.

Middle Grade Novel

Bounce Back — Briana dreams of being a professional soccer goalie. On a new competitive team, she’s eager to show off her skills. But the team already has a starting goalie. Briana must learn how to be a good teammate and friend on and off the field.

Works in Progress

Works in Progess

Adventures in Xiocho — A time travel story back to pre-Colombian times where a young girl, mourning the death of her older brother, must prove to herself and her community that she has what it takes to be the heir to the head priest.

Manuscripts