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Safe Harbour

Fourteen-year-old Harbour is living in a tent in a Toronto ravine with her dog, a two-month supply of canned tuna, and an eccentric reading list. She's not homeless, she tells herself. She's merely waiting for her home — a thirty-six-foot sailboat — to arrive with her father at the helm. Why should she worry when the clouds give her signs that assure her that she's safe and protected?

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Day of the Dog-tooth Violets

Spanning two continents, one war and several generations, Day of the Dog-tooth Violets follows the stories of three unforgettable characters as their lives become forever linked and grounded in Muskoka.

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The Roads of Go Home Lake

This sequel to Day of the Dog-tooth Violets takes an unflinching look at the generational effects of family violence, adult illiteracy, racism and poverty by weaving together the present-day life and childhood memories of Winnie St. Pierre.

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Where Lives Take Root

Where Lives Take Root is a re-write of the award-winning Day of the Dog-tooth Violets. With two new chapters, fresh dialogue and critically revised scenes.

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Dear Jo

This realistic, gripping novel of tween fiction, explores the dangers of online predators. Through her daily journal entries, Maxine shares the horrible feeling of betrayal, the crushing loss of her friend Leah, and the struggle to move on.

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They Called Me Red

When Devon's father gets ill and doctors can't find the problem his Stepmother, Lily, moves them all to Vietnam where her Uncle can help. It is only when Devon wakes up in a locked room that he begins to realize his suspicions about Lily weren't nearly as horrific as who she really is, and what she has done.

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The Flickering Light

The Flickering Light tells a story about the strengths and weaknesses of families, about how relationships ride parallel tracks for years then one day merge, how lost time can be recaptured, and how the truth can make up for what once was lost.

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Free Like Sunshine

All Kat really wants is a home, a forever home where she can live with her three sisters. She’s even willing to give up her Disney-princess dream of living happily ever after for the chance. But giving up her birth parents for the possibility of a predictable life isn’t an easy choice, no matter what they’ve done.

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When Anna overdoses on prescription painkillers, doctors realize she has been suffering from depression and start looking for a way to help her out of the desperate black hole she never thought she would escape. It’s then that rock bottom comes into sight and the journey back to normal begins.

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CM Magazine Profile

General Interview

St Croix Courier

Predators Lurk on the Web

Muskoka Today

Dear Jo: The story of losing Leah and searching for hope

The Record

Dear Jo: The story of losing Leah and searching for hope

School Library Journal

Dear Jo: The story of losing Leah and searching for hope

The Literary Word

Dear Jo: The story of losing Leah and searching for hope

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Highly Recommended

EFTO Voice

Dear Jo

Globe and Mail

Scary Stories for Smart Teens

Oswego County Today

Interview about Dear Jo

Muskoka Magazine

Story Lines Linked in Two Kilbourne Novel

The Literary Word

The Roads of Go Home Lake

Muskoka Today

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Open Book Toronto

Interview about Where Lives Take Root and The Roads of Go Home Lake

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They Called Me Red

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They Called Me Red

ForeWord

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The New York Reading Association Youth Book Blog

Interview about Dear Jo

Open Book Toronto

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Fighting to Find Myself

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Publishers Weekly

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Quill & Quire

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CBC Books

Safe Harbour Review - 30 Canadian YA and middle-grade books to watch for this fall

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