Books with author Michelle Dawson

Beachfront love blossoms in this refreshing summer romance, in the tradition of Sixteenth Summer and Seventeenth Summer.Mandy Sullivan isn’t exactly looking forward to the summer months as tourists invade her seaside hometown on the coast of Maine. Her best friend, Cynthia, has abandoned her for camp and her older brother just announced he’ll be staying at college taking classes for the summer, leaving Mandy with nothing to do and no one to hang out with. Hoping to keep herself busy, Mandy takes a volunteer job at the Rocky Pointe Lighthouse. On her very first day, Oliver Farmingham asks for a private tour. A new—and incredibly cute—face in Rocky Pointe, Oliver seems more interested in Mandy than the lighthouse and its history.Without her best friend at her side, Mandy is scrambling to act the right way and say the right things when Oliver is around. Cynthia—not Mandy—has always been the confident, flirtatious girl that everyone wanted to be around. As Mandy and Oliver spend more time together exploring the coast, biking through the woods, and attending the local summer festivals, their budding friendship becomes much more. But with Mandy’s insecurities creeping to the surface, can she open her heart to someone who will only be in town for three months?

This is a children's book that helps to teach basic knowledge of Type 1 Diabetes. As adults, we often use words the child may not understand. This book helps the child to understand what they may be hearing about when they visit their doctor or diabetes educator. Danny is a normal child who now has Type 1 Diabetes. He struggles with the changes it brings to his life. With imagination, he creates an exciting new way to look at the day to day diabetes tasks. He invites children to share stories with him through letters and email. Children are encouraged to write to Danny and share their story. The child's name will appear in the next "Danny" book and will inspire Danny's future.The beginning of a series of books, "Danny" will grow with the child and help prepare them for a lifetime of self-management skills. Everyone has a valuable story to tell, including children. Through this book, children have a voice about their life with diabetes. Not only does it help the children to verbalize or express their personal experience, it benefits us, as adults to better understand the child's perspective, something we can only understand if we were children with diabetes, also.

Esme and Bette are best friends. So how will Esme keep Bette's surprise birthday party a secret? In Michelle Musson's debut children's book, one resourceful bunny shows her love for her best bunny friend by planning her a surprise birthday party. But shhh. . .don't tell! It's a story about and for best friends, told through playfully minimalist pictures and adverbs. Mostly.

Love blossoms by the lake in this sweet summer romance, in the tradition of Seventeeth Summer and Sixteenth Summer. Chelsea isn’t looking forward to her summer at the lake. It’s the first time her family has been there since her grandmother died, and she can’t break out of her funk. But her summer takes a turn for the better when she meets a boy who works in the bookstore. Josh is cute, sweet, funny…and best of all, seems to like her as much as she likes him. As the days pass by in a blur of boat rides, picnics, and stolen kisses, she can’t believe how lucky she is. No one has ever made her feel so special, or so beautiful. But Chelsea knows her days with Josh are numbered. She’ll be heading home at the end of the summer—and he’ll be staying behind. Will this be Chelsea’s summer of love? Or will it be the summer of her broken heart?