Cleavage Highly Recommended

December 5, 2008

CleavageCleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls, which includes my short story “Profanity,” received a highly-recommended rating from Canadian Review of Materials. The review, posted December 5th, says “the stories are very strong, with sympathetic girl protagonists, colourful purposeful mothers, realistic family situations and the gleaming knife of raw emotion. Highly Recommended.” You can read the full review here.

Karen’s Latest

In the The Yo-Yo Prophet, 15-year-old Calvin becomes an overnight sensation as a yo-yoing street performer who thinks he can predict the future. To read an excerpt, click here. To view the book trailer, click here.

Did You Know …

  • Karen is currently President of CANSCAIP – the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers.
  • The Yo-Yo Prophet is a 2011 Ontario Library Association Best Bets Honourable Mention.
  • Karen is a guest editor of Young Voices – the Toronto Public Library's magazine of teen writing and art.