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. Valerie has made her home in New Brunswick since 1980.
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