Homeschooling is experiencing a boom in North America. There is a whole new generation of parents taking on the task of educating their children but where do they find curriculum? There are many ways to homeschool kids as well as established curriculum providers for different styles of home education. New homeschooling families may find there…
The Space Between Us
Coming soon! Releasing Oct. 7th, The Space Between Us is a contemporary middle-grade novel about a girl and her horse. Actually, it’s about so much more than that. Abby was just a toddler when her parents died in a car accident and she was adopted by her childless aunt and uncle. Although they started out…
Reader’s Favorite
Reader’s Favorite has given The Gatekeeper’s Daughter five stars! Reviews like this help readers find books to enjoy. I hope many more kids discover the mystery, adventure and inspiration in The Gatekeeper’s Daughter!
Back to Homeschool
Photo by Pixabay for Pexels September. Traditionally the month students start back to school. Naturally, if you are homeschooling, you may homeschool year-round or choose a different season to officially start the new year. This time of year, though, always signals the beginning of school for my traditionally schooled brain. Even though I homeschooled my…
Writers as image bearers
As a writer of middle-grade fantasy as well as a life-long reader, I have long been conflicted over the use of magic in Christian stories. Sunlight breaks through a forest As believers and writers, we have no need to employ an external force in order to create the supernatural. We need only use our God-given…
The Gatekeeper’s Daughter: edit update
I’m starting on the last round of edits now for my middle grade fantasy novel The Gatekeeper’s Daughter with Chicken Scratch Books. Every round focuses more and more on finer details and this one, the copy edit round, is the most detailed yet. It is finicky work at times but I want to make this…
A new title with Chicken Scratch Books!
I am excited to announce I have signed with Chicken Scratch Books for my middle grade contemporary novel to be released in 2025. Chicken Scratch Books is a traditional middle grade publisher. They publish great kids books with traditional values. My first novel with them, a middle grade undersea fantasy, is scheduled for release on…
A “Perfect” Read
Perfect, a new middle grade novel by Kiri Jorgensen, combines mystery and wonder with a compelling protagonist to create an unforgettable adventure. Sal's carefully constructed world keeps her classmates at a distance and that's where she wants them. Then she discovers snowflake science and suddenly she has to decide whether to let some of them…
Book review: The Last Time I Saw Her
An amazing 2021 debut from Canadian author Alexandra Harrington, The Last Time I Saw Her is a small town mystery with a great twist! Charlotte Romer has returned to River John from a year of exile and her friends aren’t happy to see her. She disappeared when they needed her most and her reappearance has…
Flash Fiction: Tobin & Henry
I am constantly shooing the kids out the door. I leave it wide open so I can see the yellow fields, the ancient stone fences and the old apple orchard beyond with gnarled branches beckoning like hands to the cloudless blue sky. Boys, out, now! I say for the twentieth time that day and they…
