Children's book author. contributing editor, Chicago Manual of Style. Coming April 15, 2025: THE TIME-JINX TWINS! Ages 8-12. ARCs now available at NetGalley.

Chicago, IL
Joined April 2010
It's here! For children 8-12: THE MISSING MAGICIAN (Book 2 of THE TIME-JINX TWINS series). Time travel, Medieval England, danger, puzzles, hilarity, and at the center, identical twins trying to figure each other out.
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Have you read Maddie's Ghost? It's a wonderful family read (or listen), featuring a loving, multigenerational family, plenty of humor, a complex mystery with clues and detective work, a triumph of justice, and just the right amount of spooky. [SPOILER below - about the ghost!]
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In Audio! Maddie's Ghost, an award-winning mystery for children 8-12. audible.com/pd/Maddies-Ghost…
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Free on Kindle - Today Only! An award-winning book for readers 6-10. THE BRIDGE DANCERS, by yours truly. Wed., Jan. 7, 2026, offer ends at 11:59 PST. amazon.com/Bridge-Dancers-Ca…
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5-Day Giveaway! My young adult novel EDDIE'S WAR is FREE on Kindle for 5 days, today through Thurs., Oct. 2, 2025, 11:59 PM PDT. amazon.com/Eddies-War-Carol-…
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I've finally moved! You can find me where nothin' but blue skies do I see. It feels good.
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This Tuesday at 7 PM, Southside Chicago, learn about writing and/or illustrating children's books, publishing them, promoting them. Call and Response Bookstore, 1390 E Hyde Park Blvd Chicago IL 60615 #bookstore #kidlit #SCBWI
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It's here! It's yellow! It's beautiful! My advance copy of @ChicagoManual's new 18th edition.
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