A Little Bit about Me:
I am the author of the children's novels Violet and the Pie of Life and Kaitlyn and the Competition and the children's book series CJ Baker: Mover and Shaker, The Funny Girl, Silver Pony Ranch, Zeke Meeks, and Supernatural Rubber Chicken. I've also published five YA novels with Penguin: Storky: How I Lost My Nickname and Won the Girl, Stuck in the 70s, and The Band trilogy.
I live in Southern California and worked as a lawyer for 15 years. I love giving writing workshops and talks at schools, libraries, and conferences for students, teachers, and writers.
I live in Southern California and worked as a lawyer for 15 years. I love giving writing workshops and talks at schools, libraries, and conferences for students, teachers, and writers.
NEWS!
My four-book series about a nice kid with ADHD, CJ Baker: Mover and Shaker, was published by Capstone in August 2025. I hope children ages five to eight will enjoy the humor and emphathize with the main character.
My four-book series about a nice kid with ADHD, CJ Baker: Mover and Shaker, was published by Capstone in August 2025. I hope children ages five to eight will enjoy the humor and emphathize with the main character.
Violet and the Pie of Life,
my new children's novel, was published in hardback and as an e-book in 2021 and in paperback in 2022. It's gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and many other sites! It was named a Best Children's Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education.
my new children's novel, was published in hardback and as an e-book in 2021 and in paperback in 2022. It's gotten great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and many other sites! It was named a Best Children's Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education.
My story, "Pandemic Bat Mitzvah," is included in the children's anthology Coming of Age: 13 B'Nai Mitzvah Stories!