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I’m thrilled to announce that KWC was selected as a semifinalist for the 2023 BookLife Prize!

I’m excited to announce that Knight Without Ceremony: Insurrection was selected as a quarter finalist in the YA / middle grade fiction category for the 2023 BookLife Prize! Go Ettan! Go Ayana! Go Liela! Go Kemo! Go Drogue! And yes, why not, go Blu! (Blu’s a mule).

If you are looking for my perspectives on bullying prevention, please visit my website, circlepointmethod.com, or find me on the program’s Facebook page. I frequently post about bullying prevention on that site.

I always enjoy when my personal reading and my bullying prevention work intersect. I’m reading “The 57 Bus” by Dashka Slater, a wonderful nonfiction work about two high school students, one thoughtless and impulsive act, and the consequences that followed for them both. The story of the students is fascinating, and Ms. Slater brings just…

The draft manuscript of my new YA novel was just reviewed by BookLife. I’m thrilled and humbled by their words. Their assessment: Plot/Idea: Knight Without Ceremony is an extraordinary novel, brimming with electrifying twists and turns while maintaining all the lovable tropes and engaging elements of the genre. With both exciting action and thought-provoking politics, there is…