Children's Author & Educator
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Shipshape
What will Ben and his friends find below the school?
Strange things are happening at Riverside School.
Strange things are happening at Riverside School with a new principal who no one has ever seen, a flustered assistant principal, and new rules every day. Ben Turner, starting his 5th grade year, can feel it in the halls. Protected from the changes, at least for a little while, is the haven created by their teacher, Ms. B. who has gone to great lengths to create a classroom that inspires curiosity and inquiry. Within weeks, however, they are stripped of everything that makes school great including their pet hamster, Jamison as the lists of rules keep coming. As Ben struggles to find his place among his friends, Ellie, the coding prodigy and robot builder and Nate, who studies history like a university academic, he discovers the problems at his school run deeper than more tests and a tracking bracelet. Join these three friends on a great adventure through underground tunnels to unravel the mysteries at Riverside School.
“You may not know how you want to change the world or even what kind of learner you are. You may feel confused and frustrated. You don’t know what you are really interested in, but this will be the year you will do your best to find out.”
— Ben Turner, Shipshape
What People Are Saying About Shipshape
“Get ready for an an action-packed adventure full of mysterious twists and turns. Something is different at Riverside Elementary School and Ben, Nate, and Ellie are determined to figure it out. Can three persistent fifth-grader friends really make a difference and become the change-makers Riverside desperately needs? Readers will enjoy every minute of this page-turning novel. In fact, it will leave readers begging for just one more chapter.”
— Ginette Garrity, 5th Grade Teacher
“This book has a lot of powerful messaging, yet it's written in a digestible way for young readers and also fun for adults! The characters are relatable, with diverse personalities, all working with each other's strengths. There is a broad appeal because of the mysterious aspect of the mystery character, the adventure, and the robots. Definitely a book I would keep in my classroom library or read aloud to my class.”
— Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman, Author and Educator
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