DAVID A. ROBERTSON is the author of numerous books for young readers including Governor General’ s Literary Award winners On the Trapline and When We Were Alone. The Barren Grounds, Book 1 of The Misewa Saga series, was a Kirkus, NPR, and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, as well as a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection. The third book in the series, The Stone Child, was a 2023 co-winner of the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award (Older Category). Winner of the Writers’ Union of Canada’ s Freedom to Read Award, as well as the 2021 Globe and Mail Children’ s Storyteller of the Year recipient, Dave is a member of Norway House Cree Nation and currently lives in Winnipeg, Canada. For more information, visit his website: www. darobertson. ca and follow him on X: @DaveAlexRoberts.
