Here it is!! 🖤👻🖤 I'm excited to relaunch my spooky middle-grade novel, THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW, with a brand new look--inside and out!

Plus, this version includes Chapter 1 of the next book in the series!

(Websites are slowly updating the listing, so you may still see the old cover)

After Izzy's homerun hit crashes through the window of the creepy house next door, Izzy must do what no other Oak Hollow middle schooler has done (and lived to tell about it). Find out what happens when she knocks on the haunted house's door.....

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#50preciouswords is of my favorite contests. This year, I was afraid I wouldn't have an entry, but inspiration struck! Coming in right at 50 words, I give you LOOK AT ME! A poem about independence and the love and support of parents.

When a dog with a tranquilizer dart in his leg shows up on 13 y.o. Charlie's front porch he hides it from pursuers, but soon suspects this unique dog might actually be the legendary Bluff Howler. Charlie must solve the mystery of its origins to keep the dog from being captured. #questpit #mg #w

Finding my upcoming picture book on Goodreads made this journey feel a little more real!

Dark Skies, coming October 2025 from The Little Press!

I can't wait for everyone to see the amazing illustrations!

If you see this, post a ghost!

This is the oil on canvas my cover illustrator, Korin Linaburg made for my MG, THE GHOST IN THE WINDOW!

I love how her left side disappears. So creepy!

If you subscribe to Highlights, be sure to check out page 24 of the January issue where you can find my NF story about a fox that walked from Norway to Canada, ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA!

When Izzy breaks a window in the creepy house next door, her summer plans suddenly go from playing baseball in the backyard to being thrust into a decades-old family mystery involving the ghost of a lonely girl who will stop at nothing to have a friend... forever.

My ARCs are almost ready!!

If you like 👻 middle grade with ❤️, this book is for you!

📣Attention KidLit writers!📣 Check out this upcoming Master Class on "Writing Chapter Books and Chapter Book Series." Featuring Jen Lowry from Monarch Publishing! 👀📚

Plus, if you register, you will receive an invitation to submit directly to Jen!

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