Teaching Books
You can now find Weird Rules To Follow on the Teaching Books website. There is an author recording of the opening chapter, and teachers are resources and guides. Please share with educators.
PNBA Book Award Winner!
Weird Rules To Follow is the recipient of the 2024 PNBA Awards! What an incredible honour. Congratulations to the winners. “Based on the author’s own experiences, a Tsimshian tween narrates her close connections to family and the power of friendship—and the pain when it fades—in this vibrant and moving story set in 1980s northern British…
2024 Pacific Northwest Book Awards Shortlist!
Weird Rules To Follow has been shortlisted for the PNBA Awards! My first American shortlist. Such thrilling news! Congratulations to the finalists. The winner will be announced in January 2024.
SFU News
Thank you to SFU for the interview about my recent nominations and wins and my time at the Writer’s Studio.
2023 Governor General’s Literary Book Award!
I am beside myself with joy that, Weird Rules To Follow has been shortlisted for the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Book Award! What an honour. Congratulations to all the finalists. The winner will be announced on November 8th.
Three-time winner for Weird Rules!
I’m celebrating my hat trick win at this week’s 2023 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards in Toronto. My debut novel Weird Rules To Follow won the TD Children’s Literature Award (Canada’s highest award for children’s literature), the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction and the Jean Little First Novel Award! It’s such an honour. I’m…
The 2023 CCBC Book Awards
Weird Rules To Follow has been shortlisted for three major awards celebrating Canadian books for young people! Such thrilling news! I’m so grateful for the loving reception and reach this book has had. Thank you! And a special thank you to CCBC Books and Orca Books. Congratulations to the finalists! The winner will be announced…
Winner of the Violet Downey Book Award!
Weird Rules To Follow won its first award! Such an honour. https://www.iode.ca/iode-violet-downey-book-award-recipients.html
Diversity and Inclusion, Online Resources for Teachers
I’m happy to share that TEACH magazine and Canadian School Libraries have put together a set of online resources for teachers, which includes Weird Rules To Follow! The thematic link is “Diversity and Inclusion,” and they’ve provided complete lesson plans on the following topics: Weird Rules to Follow is included under the Intersectionality video and Lesson Plan.…
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