Projeto Tamar: Saving Sea Turtles along Brazil’s Coast
Hello, adorable baby sea turtle! Today is world turtle day! Hooray for the turtles! In honor of turtles everywhere, I wanted to give [...]
King João VI of Portugal: Feared Crustaceans, Tricked Napoleon, & Lost Brazil
One reason I love writing historical fiction is the chance to discover real people I'd swear were fabricated in someone's imagination. King João VI of [...]
O Gênio do Crime: A Brazilian Middle Grade Classic
I recently asked my husband what his favorite books were as a kid and without hesitation he said "O Gênio do Crime." He couldn't remember [...]
A Random Street in Rabat
This is a flashback to my first published essay! It appeared in 2007 in the now defunct digital magazine Glimpse, a National Geographic Imprint. It's [...]
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