I fell in love with writing middle grade when I began The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, all about a teenaged governess and her three raised-by-wolves pupils, published by Balzer + Bray. Titles in the six-book series have appeared on “Best Children’s Books of the Year” lists from NPR, Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus, and others. They’ve been Junior Library Guild selections and received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Booklist.
(The fun with Miss Penelope Lumley and her wolfish pupils continues at The Swanburne Academy, an online community for incorrigibly curious families who love to learn and grow, together.)
Early in my writing career, I wrote seven novels for young adults, including
Books in order of publication:
Why I Let My Hair Grow Out (Berkley Books) (Morgan Rawlinson # 1) – 2007
My Life: The Musical (Delacorte) – 2008
How I Found the Perfect Dress (Morgan Rawlinson # 2) – 2008
Recycle This Book: 100 Top Children’s Book Authors Tell You How to Go Green (Random House) – 2009
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (HarperCollins) – 2011
What I Wore to Save the World (Morgan Rawlinson # 2) – 2009
The Mysterious Howling – 2009
The Hidden Gallery – 2010
The Poison Diaries (Poison Diaries # 1) – 2010
Nightshade (Poison Diaries # 2) – 2011
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (HarperCollins) – 2011
The Unseen Guest – 2012
The Interrupted Tale – 2013
The Unmapped Sea – 2015
The Long-Lost Home – 2018
Alice’s Farm: A Rabbit’s Tale
Bad Badger: A Love Story – 2025
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