• Age: 9 to 13
• Grade: 5
• Reading age: 9 to 12

Shannon is thrilled when her mom becomes pregnant. After years of hoping and praying, Shannon will be a big sister. They will be a normal, happy family. Shannon likes normal. As an experienced middle-schooler, she knows that she does not want to stand out, to be weird or different. But when her baby brother is born, things do not go according to plan. God does not seem to be following the rules. And Shannon does something that is so out of character, not even she can explain it. Sent away to Camp Outlook, Shannon has several bizarre experiences, crushes on the student minister, and starts to re-consider how important being normal really is.

Brenda Baker, both a writer and performer, is best known as a singer for young audiences – she has recorded three CDs for kids. In 2005 Brenda founded Kids of Note, a choir for children with and without disabilities who love to sing. Brenda lives in Saskatoon with her husband, writer Arthur Slade, and their daughter. www.brendabaker.com

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• Short-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
• Winner, Saskatchewan Book Awards - SaskEnergy Young Adult Literature Award
• Short-listed, Saskatchewan Book Awards - City of Regina Fiction Award
• Winner, High Plains Book Award - Young Adult Book