C. Lee McKenzie

I’m C. Lee McKenzie. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Substack--my handle is always cleemckenzie on social media. I hope you’ll visit me soon. My first ghostly tale, Rattlesnake, came out in 2024, and Shattered (2023) was a finalist in the Indie Book Awards! Yay! Double Negative (2014) is listed as one of the top 10 books young adult contemporary/realistic books, and is a book that turned me into an advocate for literacy. Not Guilty (2019) takes on the theme of injustice. Sudden Secrets (2014) is my fourth young adult novel. I wrote Sliding on the Edge (2009) after reading a news article about "self-abuse" among Ivy League students. The Princess of Las Pulgas (2010) deals with a young girl who has everything and suddenly nothing. I also write for middle-grade readers: The Adventures of Pete and Weasel. Book #1 Alligators Overhead, Book #2 The Great Time Lock Disaster, and Book #3 Some Very Messy Medieval Magic (2018). Sign of the Green Dragon is a stand-alone adventure/fantasy with five-star reviews to its credit, including one from the San Francisco Review of Books. I'm a native Californian, and after living in different places around the world I landed back in my native state on the edge of a redwood forest. When I'm not writing or blogging I'm hiking or practicing yoga. Then there's that half-acre of garden that needs a lot of love. If you like my books I'd love it if you'd tell me so. If you have some helpful criticism, I'd love that, too! I'm a writer and a reader, but first I'm a learner. Thanks for visiting today, and thanks for whenever you leave a review with your thoughts.