Kathleen McDonnell

A baby boomer parent of two "Echo" generation children, Kathleen McDonnell is an award-winning author and playwright of adult and children's literature including The Notherland Journeys series - The Nordlings, The Shining World, and The Songweavers - and Honey, We Lost the Kids. Born in Chicago, Kathleen lives in Toronto with her family.

Visit her website: www.kathleenmcdonnell.com

Previous titles by Kathleen McDonnell

Emily Included

A Regular SchoolEmily Eaton was born with cerebral palsy. She couldn't communicate or control her movements like other kids, and she used a wheelchair. But that did not stop her from wanting to be ... more

The Songweavers

Has Peggy destroyed the imaginative universe she created? As a teenager, Peggy has plenty on her mind without having to take care of Notherland, the imaginary world she created as a child. When a ... more

1212: Year of the Journey

In a world where thousands are dying over matters of religion, where do you go? What do you believe? Who do you put your own faith in? These questions, so relevant to growing up in 2006, are also q... more

Honey, We Lost the Kids

Chalmer's Award-winning writer Kathleen McDonnell follows her acclaimed Kid Culture: Children, Adults and Popular Culture with a challenge to anyone parenting today. Parent alert: Honey, We Lost th... more

Putting On a Show

An award-winning children's playwright tells all for kids. Using four of her original plays, which have toured in Canada and the United States, as the center piece, she talks about the history of t... more

The Shining World

The Shining World is the second book in a projected trilogy, and the sequel to The Nordlings, Kathleen McDonnell's fantasy-adventure novel published in 1999. When the story opens, sixteen-year-old... more

Not An Easy Choice

If most North Americans admit they support a woman's right to an abortion, why does the controversy still rage? Are there issues that the pro-choice movement hasn't addressedâ issues that rem... more

The Nordlings

Readers "aged 9 to 13 will appreciate the pluckiness of Notherland's inhabitants,and the rescue mission makes for an adventure-filled plot ... Peggy is a likeable and compelling character and her r... more

Kid Culture

Is Saturday morning TV as bad as it seems? Should I give my daughter a Barbie? Have I failed as a parent if my son keeps asking for military toys? How is the violence they see around them affecting... more

Ezzie's Emerald

By the same author as The Nordlings. Most of the time Ezzie is very happy. She has good friends and a loving family who never make her feel that she is "fat." But sometimes schoolmates tease her, a... more