Fire on Headless Mountain

Iain Lawrence once had a summer job fighting forest fires on Vancouver Island. He is the author of seventeen novels for young readers that have received such accolades as Canada's Governor General's Award for Children's Literature and the California Young Reader Medal. Among the many books he has written are The Wreckers, Ghost Boy, Lord of the Nutcracker Men, The Skeleton Tree, and most recently Deadman's Castle. He lives in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia. Visit him at iainlawrence.com.