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Survivor Mountain
Lower YA / Upper MG novel
Wild Ink Publishing
Thirteen-year-old Dani tries to live her motto, fake it ’til you make it.
Faking confidence might lead her back to “normal” and end her decision-making paralysis, a symptom of the anxiety and depression that developed after her older sister’s accidental death, which Dani and her younger sister Lily silently blame each other for causing.
Dani reluctantly agrees to allow Lily to join her on a school club hiking trip in the Santa Cruz Mountains—but the fun outing turns harrowing when an earthquake buries their path in a rockslide, leaving Dani, Lily, a crush, and two friends separated from their classmates. The group finds an alternate trail and meets a married couple who offers them shelter—but they turn out to be on-the-run criminals, and the shelter turns into a trap. Dani and Lily are kidnapped!
No amount of ransom money will save their lives—outwitting the kidnappers is their only chance of survival in a high stakes con-game that pushes courage to the limit. If she fails it means certain death. But if she succeeds, Dani won’t have to fake it ’til she makes it anymore—she will prove to herself that she is becoming the person she wants to be.
Bold. Brave. Decisive. Her older sister would be proud.
Available in 2025
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Butterfly Girl
MG novel
Wild Ink Publishing
ISBN-10 : 1964885051
ISBN-13 : 978-1964885056
In the summer before seventh grade, Oregon farm girl Meghan McCoy-Lee discovers there’s magic in the sap of her family tree. She follows instructions in her great-grandmother’s journal . . . and grows leathery wings! When Meghan’s story goes viral, her absentee mother swoops back into town with superstar plans for her Winged Wonder Girl. Grandpa says stay on the farm and ignore the paparazzi, but her charismatic mom wants her to leave for Hollywood and start a new life together. The popular girls at school wouldn’t miss her – they want her gone, like yesterday – she’s getting way more attention than they are.
One thing is certain: Meghan is going to make up her own mind, and with the help of her friends, she may even find a way to bring the popular girls down a peg or two. Then Meghan must decide if a Hollywood life with the mother she longed for is worth leaving the friends who stood by her, and Grandpa, who loved her before the whole world knew her name.
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Ten Clever Ninjas
Picture book
Clear Fork Publishing
A very clever ninja and his nine ninja buddies spar across the countryside, build a secret hideout, and follow their inner Zen to discover a sweet cupcake surprise. Ki-ya!
The upbeat rhythm and lively illustrations will appeal to children ages 2 – 6.
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