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Sostice Magic, first book in the new series, A Calgary Stampede Adventure

Mar.09.2013

It's magical realism at its best when Vince Lapin and his friends explore the ethos of the cowboy as rodeo athlete in the Calgary Stampede Adventure series. Each book features a different cultural perspective with Solstice Magic focusing Albertans from Ukraine.

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PUBLISHED: Apr.08.2011

Balance

Twelve-year-old Adele Walker enters the crucible of adolescence longing for elegance and deploring her family’s lack of it. She finds elegance at her cousins’ home, at a New Year party in a mansion, and in her friendship with the family’s French-Canadian au pair--if only she can keep her balance! When these ideals collapse, Adele withdraws into silence toward her parents and...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.08.2010

The Hoarders

In case you're wondering, the title is NOT about messy houses like in the TV show. The hoarders in my story are a couple of kids who figure out a way to survive when there's no food and no house. When nine-year-old Cheyenne Walker and his younger brother lose the mother they love and the aunt they trust, they go underground to survive. But they've spent years on...

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Feb.08.2013 - 12:27 pm

HOW NOT TO CRY IN PUBLIC: A NOVEL is coming very soon!

How Not to Cry in Public: A Novel is inching its way toward publication! I've had a tremendous response to this title so far, and want to thank all of you who keep...

Dec.31.2012 - 11:31 pm

Children's Carol

I write a song for each book I publish, and particularly enjoyed writing the carol for The Wise Men: A Christmas Adventure. In the story, the children of the city sing...

Dec.28.2012 - 10:19 am

Adventure Tale = Map

One of my dear, reliable readers marched out of her study waving my manuscript and announced, "This can't be an adventure tale. There's no map!" It was true. The Wise...

Dec.21.2012 - 12:22 am

Revisionist History of the Wise Men

I call my new Christmas novella, The Wise Men: A Christmas Adventure, revisionist history because it tells how an event could have happened. The New Testament gives...

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—One of the old Greeks -- I'm hunting for the source!

About Jean

Skating, skiing, sisters, horses, music, cats, snow, and books surrounded Jean Stringam as she grew up in Alberta, Canada. She loves swapping stories with her family, making music, and exploring somewhere new. Her road to authorship includes many episodes...

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