About the Author
Hi, I'm Gay Bergman Laubert.
I have spent a lifetime educating children, from 30 years of dance studio ownership, to middle school science teacher and now as a recognized advocate for science-based critical thinking. I am currently the STEM officer for the Atlantic County New Jersey chapter of American Association of University Women (AAUA) and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
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I graduated from Stockton University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies with focus on "The Creative Integration of the Body, Mind and Business." I write from the New Jersey Pine Barrens where I live with my husband. I am the proud mother of two amazing daughters.
Debut Novel: Carly's Promise
Genre
"Carly's Promise" is a contemporary middle grade novel told in dual POV with strong STEM elements.
Inspiration
I wrote "Carly's Promise" to use story as a membrane, transferring science concepts through osmosis; offering comfort that (at the atomic level) all living things go on.
Overview
This coming-of-age novel straddles the physical and metaphysical worlds as it explores key themes of transformation, resilience and acceptance through the perspective of a human girl and a personified atom.
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People-pleasing teen, Alexandra Woodson, and particle-pleasing atom, Carly Carbon, learn to adapt their ways as they struggle to find paths to reunification.
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When her parents split-up, Alexandra's Operation "Get My Family Back," journey begins. In a parallel plane, Carly is tasked by Alexandra's late grandmother to look out for her well-being. These two journeys collide when Alexandra faces a critical illness leading each to find and trust her inner voice.
