AUTHOR
Frances, This Time You’ve Gone Too Far... is a humorous and poignant story with heart that follows the musings of an insightful and highly impatient sensitive pre-teen, Miss Frances Green, as she moves from Boulder, Colorado to a beach town in California after her parents' divorce. Frances negotiates middle school, an unusual brother, and the roller coaster moods of a twelve-year-old (Published by Boyle & Dalton and Available Now!)
Previously published The Long Nights of Mourning (2003)
Long standing writing project assistant with the Young Writers Program
I'M
JanIS OST.
Middle grade fiction author.
Dedicated teacher.
Community helper.
TEACHER
For more than two decades, I have been a teacher in Santa Cruz County and have spent the majority of my years working with phenomenal students at Branciforte Middle School. In 2014, I received my Masters in Special Education from San Jose State University. I continue to work part-time at an elementary school, focusing on supporting students K-5th grade with reading, writing and math.
COMMUNITY HELPER
I love and respect my community and always want to help, especially in any manner that supports children and teens.
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Long standing writing project assistant with The Young Writers Program in Santa Cruz.
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Volunteer with the Santa Cruz Police Department.
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Proud recipient of the 2017 Be The Difference Award from the Santa Cruz Volunteer Center.
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Former advocate and Board Member of CASA of Santa Cruz County.