AUTHOR
Frances, This Time You’ve Gone Too Far... is a humorous and poignant story with heart that follows the musings of an insightful and highly impatient sensitive pre-teen, Miss Frances Green, as she moves from Boulder, Colorado to a beach town in California after her parents' divorce. Frances negotiates middle school, an unusual brother, and the roller coaster moods of a twelve-year-old (Published by Boyle & Dalton and Available Now!)
Previously published The Long Nights of Mourning (2003)
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Long standing writing project assistant with the Young Writers Program
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I'M
JanIS OST.
Middle grade fiction author.
Dedicated teacher.
Community helper.
TEACHER
For more than two decades, I have been a teacher in Santa Cruz County and have spent the majority of my years working with phenomenal students at Branciforte Middle School. In 2014, I received my Masters in Special Education from San Jose State University. I continue to work part-time at an elementary school, focusing on supporting students K-5th grade with reading, writing and math.
COMMUNITY HELPER
​I love and respect my community and always want to help, especially in any manner that supports children and teens.
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Long standing writing project assistant with The Young Writers Program in Santa Cruz.
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Volunteer with the Santa Cruz Police Department.
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Proud recipient of the 2017 Be The Difference Award from the Santa Cruz Volunteer Center.
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Former advocate and Board Member of CASA of Santa Cruz County.
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