Publications
BURST YOUR BUBBLE! OUTSMART THE ALGORITHMS AND SEE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING (Owlkids Books)
ISBN: 1771477121
ISBN-13: 978-1771477123
An engaging, accessible look at internet algorithms and the importance of bursting your information bubble.
We are all in information bubbles, whether we realize it or not. The content that fills our bubble is the product of all the likes, clicks, and shares we make online. While we may enjoy what the algorithm pushes to us, we can gradually lose sight of perspectives and points of view that are different from our own.
In seven chapters, readers will learn what algorithms are, why they are used, and what influences someone’s information bubble both online and in real life.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS and FIND THE FACTS (Kids Can Press)
ISBN: 1525303228
ISBN-13: 978-1525303227
For today’s tech-savvy kids, here’s the go-to resource for navigating what they read on the internet. Should we believe everything we read online? Definitely not! And this book will tell you why. This fascinating book explores in depth how real journalism is made, what “fake news” is and, most importantly, how to spot the difference.
NOVELS:
SLIDING HOME (Lorimer Publishing)
ISBN-13: 978-1459412842
This middle-grade baseball novel focuses on Miguel, who is holding down part-time jobs so he can bring his father to Canada from El Salvador. Set in Toronto's Christie Pits baseball field. (Sequel to Tagged Out.)
TAGGED OUT (Lorimer Publishing)
ISBN 978-1459410756
Fast-paced middle-grade book about baseball, for reluctant readers. Includes a strong secondary character who is gay.
PICTURE BOOKS:
GABBY (2013, illus: Jan Dolby, pub: Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
ISBN 978-1-55455-250-4
GABBY: DRAMA QUEEN (2013, illus: Jan Dolby, pub: Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
ISBN 978-1-55455-310-5
GABBY: WONDER GIRL (2016, illus: Jan Dolby, pub: Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
ISBN 978-1-55455-384-6
When Gabby drops her magic book, all of the letters fall out. Whatever she spells with those letters comes to life! Includes two pages of literacy activities.