Our young heroes, Emma and Luke, solve the mystery of why Emma's brother Patrick has disappeared and rescue him from the clutches of the powerful LennoxGen empire. Through their courageous sleuthing, they uncover the most insidious cloning experiment ever devised by human minds; thereby saving their own lives and bringing the evil perpetrators to justice. A book that young people won't be able to put down till they discover the truth behind The Clone Conspiracy.
Simon was born in Derbyshire, England and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature of West Redding, CT.
Simon's first novel for middle grade readers, The Alchemist's Portrait, was published in 2003 followed by The Sorcerer's Letterbox in 2004, The Clone Conspiracy in 2005, The Emerald Curse in 2006, The Heretic's Tomb in 2007, The Doomsday Mask in 2009 and The Time Camera in 2011. Simon is also a contributing author to The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction Volume One, has written many non-fiction books for younger readers with Weigl Educational Publishers and Capstone and works as a writer for Dark Roasted Blend magazine.
Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author in residence programs for schools, covering such topics as the writing process, editing and revision, where ideas come from and how writers turn them into stories, character development, historical fiction and historical research, story structure, the publishing world and more. He also offers virtual author visits by video using Skype.
He works as a creative writing instructor for students throughout the year and at summer camps each July and August, is an instructor for adults with the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University and offers a variety of online workshops for both children and adults.
Simon is a regular presenter at conferences and festivals, and served as a juror for the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature, the Saskatchewan Book Awards, the Parsec Awards and the Sunburst Award. He is the founder of children's Authors and Illustrators on Facebook and served as the Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI Western Canada.
Simon offers a number of services for writers, including manuscript evaluation, editing, writing workshops and coaching, plus copywriting services for the business community. Full details can be found at his website www.simon-rose.com. You may also visit his blog at simon-rose.blogspot.com his channel on YouTube, follow him on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
