After finding out that Greg and his father had moved to this town after their old home burnt down - with Greg’s mother inside - Shelby finds Greg’s gasoline-soaked mitten near the scene of the latest arson.
But one day Greg suddenly becomes more interesting to Shelby - though for all the wrong reasons: Shelby begins to suspect that Greg is responsible for the series of arsons that have occurred in her small New Brunswick town in recent weeks. After all, she’s more interested in the athletic Nick Jarvis. Short-listed for the 2003 Red Maple Award and Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Book, commended for the 2003 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Selection Shelby Belgarden isn’t exactly thrilled when people start thinking Greg is her boyfriend. (Short-listed for the 2003 Red Maple Award and Arthur Elli.) Out of the Ashes: A Shelby Belgarden Mystery In 2020 Shelley published "The Rise and Fall of Derek Cowell." It is written in the light-hearted style of Sherrard's well-received 2015 novel, "Random Acts." In 2008, she expanded her work to include picture books and junior novels and she enjoys the new challenges of writing for those age groups. Valerie eventually gave up fostering and her work at the group home, but she still enjoys writing for teens and children. Her other works include the "Shelby Belgarden Mysteries," "Watcher," "Sarah's Legacy," "Speechless," and her first historical novel, "Three Million Acres of Flame." In 2002 Valerie's first book "Out of the ashes" was published. It was quite natural, in light of those experiences, that when she began to write in earnest, she wrote for young adults. Sherrard also worked for twelve years as the Executive Director of a group home for adolescents, Glenelg Youth Alliance.
Over the years, she fostered close to 70 teens for various lengths of time. A personal tragedy led Valerie to make the decision to become a foster parent. Sadly for them, that rarely prevents me from offering (much) more information than their polite interest warrants.Īll the same, it seems the responsible thing to do - to have a list of publications readily available.Valerie has made her home in New Brunswick since 1980. I am aware, of course, that a general figure is more than enough to satisfy the innocent curiosity of anyone who happens to venture that dreadful question. And the tally never includes the wretched efforts that have been abandoned (not deleted, mind you) at some stage of writing, or, if completed, stories which good sense has kept me from sending out.
Which, of course, is not the same as how many have been published (also an incomplete figure as it doesn't take into account those that are under contract but not yet released). This explains the confused look you'll see on my face if you ever happen to ask me how many books I've written. I can hardly argue with that when I regularly have to double-check details myself. A friend once remarked that it's difficult to keep track of my books.
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