Some people paint, others dance or make music. My world has always been framed by story. From reading on my mother's lap to wearing out my library card, from writing (really bad) plays for my cousins to perform to telling tales in a bear’s belly, story has always been my lens on a consistently surprising world.

My first book grew out of an oral tale, the first person account of a deadly disaster. Ninety seconds of horror turns the world upside down for thirteen year old Nathalie. What should she do? Can she be brave? Will she even survive?

Click on the Books tab to meet Nathalie, Jack, Alice, Murphy and all the other kids who step up when their communities are threatened.

If it happened to you, what would you do?