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I write science-based fiction and nonfiction for kids who are curious about the world around them.

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Calling all future scientists!
Our world is changing quickly, and our shared challenges can seem overwhelming. We need scientists to tackle climate change, harness the power of artificial intelligence, produce vaccines and so much more. But what does a scientist do all day? How do they decide which of our shared problems to address? How does an idea come to be “scientifically proven”?

Biologist Kate MacDonald provides the inside scoop on the scientific method, where it came from and why its results are trustworthy. Young readers will learn about the human side of research and the creativity and collaboration at the heart of every scientific endeavor. Trust in science—our future depends on it.

When Izzy Steam, an eleven-year-old aspiring biologist with a case of anxious perfectionism, arrives at the Science Valley Boarding School, she feels right at home. Alongside her PhD-level mother and her ambitious new friends, Danica and Micah, it’s as if the school were made for kids like her. But is she really good enough to be there?

Alternating between narration and excerpts from Izzy’s lab notebook, Molecules and Mystery Bones is a tale of a worried girl’s deep exploration into the tools of careful study and young life.