Giselle Vriesen

“Why We Play With Fire”.

This debut Young Adult Fantasy novel, is a thrilling journey of self-discovery and magical intrigue. Thea finds herself transported to a house for the children of gods, where she must retrieve lost keys while navigating secrets, rival schools, and her own doubts, all before the shadow creatures catch up to her.

Giselle (she/they) lives on Halalt First Nations land on Vancouver Island Canada. She is the co-creator of the Anti-Racism Course for Educators, and teaches writing through her course Book Baby which encourages marginalized writers to decolonize through storytelling. Giselle is also a dreamer, a crafter of tiny worlds both in art and the written word, and is constantly managing her anxiety.