Jean Stringam's Books
Apr.08.2011
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...
Jun.08.2010
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...
So live your life that those who speak ill of you will not be believed.”
—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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