Below are some very useful links:
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
NEWS & EVENTS
The film rights for A DIAMOND IN THE DESERT have been sold to Dyson Thomas Films, LLC.
The Year the Swallows Came Early is now a Bank Street Best Book for 2010.
Bookpage has named The Year the Swallows Came Early as one of the Ten Best Middle Grade Novels of 2009.
The Year the Swallows Came Early has been named by Booklist as a Top Ten First Novels for Youth in 2009.
The Year the Swallows Came Early is now a California Readers Collection List selection for 2010
Scholastic's Instructor Magazine has named The Year the Swallows Came Early as a Best Kids' Book for 2009.
The Year the Swallows Came Early has been nominated by SCIBA (Southern California Independent Booksellers Association) for their annual book awards.
MEET KATHRYN
When Kathryn was thirteen, her mother sent her to New York to visit her grandmother, who was a science fiction author. After seeing how her grandmother created the characters in her books, Kathryn decided that she, too, wanted to become a writer.