Shawn L. Bird – författare

48 original poems that celebrate and explore the every day moments.

You learn what's most important when you're about to lose everything.As a forest fire moves ever closer to Laketon, Delia is on evacuation alert when her best friend, her dog Zuzu, disappears into the forest. Relationships are kindled. Delia and her friends fight the fires. As they face devastating losses, will the teens find what they've been longing for?Life in Laketon novels are High Interest Low vocabulary (HiLo) novellas for teens.   Flesch reading ease: 88.8Flesch-Kincaid grade level 2.9Paperbacks are printed in Open Dyslexic font

Calgary has seen a lot in its relatively short history. Residents have endured conflicts, challenges, epidemics, explosions, and floods. The 1988 Winter Olympics, the Calgary Zoo, and the Hart wrestling dynasty put the city on the world stage.Into all these moments saunters a little grey cat with odd eyes, a curiously expressive tail, and too many toes, touching Calgarians and changing their lives.This composite novel features chapters from authors Isabel Cave, F. D. Da Costa, J. L. G. Dufort, Willa Holmes, Christina Jarmics, Anna Keet, Barb Keet, Cleodel Khrishna, Kathleen Ladislaus, Lavinia Leon, M. P. Martins, Chris McMahen, Dianne Koebel- Pede, Robert Runté, and Trevor Vestad.

What's more Canadian than this?A beaver that's lost its tail, dancing moose and canoe trips are just the beginning. There are also haunted islands, mystical ferry crossings, giant mosquitos, shifters, lake monsters, aliens, super heroes, and icons of the past.Come drive vast distances, drink coffee at Tims, laugh at the Leafs, and celebrate the joys of new Canadians.This collection of new Canadian tall tales is sometimes nostalgic, often funny, and occasionally spooky. Improbable, but not quite impossible, these stories stretch the truth to reveal what makes Canada delightfully unforgettable from coast to coast.Come celebrate Canada with authors Ace Baker, Lisa Baker, Antoinette Bekker, Shawn L. Bird, Sandra Bunting, Lenore Butcher, Deborah Dimshaw, J. L. G. Dufort, Jenna Greene, Emily Groot, Anita Joldersma, Jennifer Korpela, Shirlee Smith Matheson, Murgatroyd Monaghan, Lee F. Patrick, Mary Tortosa, Sheila Webster, and Janet Whitehead.