P Joy Webster

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About P Joy Webster
I grew up in Meadow Lake, SK and moved to Quebec City in 1997. I am a School Library Tech, I teach English as a second language, and I do translation from time to time.
I've always enjoyed telling stories, and when a friend/assistant teacher encouraged me to expand a short story that I'd written for his class, I knew I had to write an actual novel.
Writing "Don't come here, Julie!" was really a labour of love. I wanted to create a girl character that wasn't a wimp, and tell a story with lots of action that will appeal to both boys and girls. Let me know if I succeeded.
I am a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature in West Redding, CT and was invited to do their Advanced Program. In the framework of this program, I wrote a sequel called "Don't tell Julie." I finished that program in Nov. 2014, and will continue tweaking the sequel. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
I've always enjoyed telling stories, and when a friend/assistant teacher encouraged me to expand a short story that I'd written for his class, I knew I had to write an actual novel.
Writing "Don't come here, Julie!" was really a labour of love. I wanted to create a girl character that wasn't a wimp, and tell a story with lots of action that will appeal to both boys and girls. Let me know if I succeeded.
I am a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature in West Redding, CT and was invited to do their Advanced Program. In the framework of this program, I wrote a sequel called "Don't tell Julie." I finished that program in Nov. 2014, and will continue tweaking the sequel. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
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Books By P Joy Webster
Don't come here, Julie!
Jul 31, 2009
$6.00
Julie's mom is an ambassador on the mysterious planet Norandia. Julie was looking forward to spending the summer with her mother, but her mother just tells her that now is not a good time, and not to come there. Julie can't stay away, but once she arrives on Norandia, she'll wish she had stayed on Earth.
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How to have the best Christmas ever
Dec 2, 2017
$2.99
Do you dread Christmas and go back to work in January drained and disappointed? Do you wish you could just skip it, just go hide in a cave somewhere? Then this book is for you. Break the cycle!
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God's provision
Jul 31, 2016
$3.99
This is a light read in which I tell stories of how God has done "weird" things in my life in order to provide for specific needs at specific times. Sometimes God even provided for me before I knew I would have that need.
God not only provides for financial needs, but physical needs and especially emotional needs.
Each story outlines a principle found in Scripture.
God not only provides for financial needs, but physical needs and especially emotional needs.
Each story outlines a principle found in Scripture.
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