My most recent book is Red River Girl. Thirteen-year-old Josette travels with her two young brothers and their voyageur father after their Ojibwe mother’s death. After a wild rice harvest and a buffalo hunt they join a train of ox-carts, fording rivers and streams, cooking and camping at night. They leave their home near present-day Winnipeg in the fall of 1846, arriving at a navigable portion of the Mississippi to unload furs on river boats before winter sets in. Josette's teachers in Canada had promised to send her to a fine school in Montreal. She hopes to continue her education, but will that be possible? Told in diary format, this novel gives readers a rich and intriguing picture of the place and times through accurate historical details.

Let me know your reactions to Josette's story in Red River Girl.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Take a look at my picture book, An Elm Tree and Three Sisters,
which was inspired by a true story.

If you’d like me to visit to your school, please take a look at the presentations I offer, including a new one for Red River Girl.