Jen Ferguson is Michif/Métis and white, an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with a PhD. She believes writing, teaching and beading are political acts. She also has strong opinions about pastries and could essentially live off of pain au chocolat. Jen is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation.

"Ferguson presents a perceptive novel that combines grief, family estrangement, and self-discovery against the dazzling backdrop of the French Alps. A nuanced and deeply gratifying examination of loss." — Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"[A] beautifully written story that digs with unflinching honesty into complex issues of grief and messy relationships. Tate angers and worries the adults in her life thanks to her keen perception of their human frailties even as she comes to understand what authentic selfhood means." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Like Glass paints a poignant portrait of grief through a Métis teen's captivating and chaotic determination to understand her sister's death and why her father refuses to leave the place where it happened. There is no fantasy here, but there is a familiar and near-mystic entropy in the foreboding undercurrent that Tate feels among the people who knew her sister and the places where she lived and died. Ferguson also adroitly depicts an eggshell-lined path to mending between an imperfect yet loving father and the only daughter he has left." — Shelf Awareness (starred review)"This coming-of-age story is recommended, especially for readers in a time of transition who will relate to the flow and feelings of the protagonist, laced with themes of processing grief, developing unexpected emotions for new relations, and finding connectedness to culture while being far away from home." — School Library Journal"This is a finely-wrought tale of sisterhood, grief, recovery, and the power of family. Along the way, characters that worm their way into Tatum’s heart come to life. Ferguson’s exemplary prose, which crafts stunning images of the surrounding mountainside and probes deep into Tatum’s mind. A warmhearted family story, full of color." — Booklist