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Champion of misfits, underdogs & that odd kid who always sat alone in the school cafeteria.
(Spoiler Alert: I qualify as all of the above.)
The Author I Am
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I grew up in a diverse neighborhood, attended diverse schools and have a diverse group of friends. This diversity will ALWAYS be reflected in the stories I write.
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I’ve had juvenile arthritis since I was 13, and I identify as disabled—which is the correct word to use when referring to my disability, thanks!
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I believe stories for young people should have honesty, humor & hope. You’ll usually find all three in my material.
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Not everything I write includes cats . . . just most things..
read CURSED!
An #ownvoices YA debut.
14 year old Erica "Ricky" Bloom, is newly diagnosed with a painful chronic illness and pretty pissed off about it. Her body hurts constantly, her family’s a mess and the boy she’s crushing on seems completely clueless. The best coping mechanisms she can come up with are cursing and cutting school. But when her truancy is discovered she must struggle to catch up in school to avoid a far worse horror: repeating ninth grade.
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Charlesbridge Teen, June 25, 2019