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Tash McAdam is a Welsh Canadian author of several books for young people, including The Psionics series and the bestselling Blood Sport and Sink or Swim in the Orca Soundings line. Tash identifies as trans and queer and uses the neutral pronoun they. They teach high school English and computer science and have a couple of black belts in karate. They live in Vancouver, British Columbia.
BOOKS:
I Am the Storm: The Psionics Book One (NineStar Press, 2018) 9781949909708
We Are the Catalyst: The Psionics Book Two (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781950412280
They Are the Tide: The Psionics Book Three (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781950412914
This is the Circle: The Psionics Book Four (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781951880019
Blood Sport (Orca Book Publishers, 2020) $9.95 9781459824362
Sink or Swim (Orca Book Publishers, 2021) $10.95 9781459828513
The Ooze (Orca Book Publishers, 2022) $10.95 9781459828483
Airlock (Orca, 2023) $10.95 9781459836600
[BCBW 2023]
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REVIEW
As a trans activist, educator, and author, Tash McAdam creates stories that speak to those who often find themselves on the sidelines of representation. In their latest book, Airlock (Orca, 2023), McAdam blends their own lived experience with that of the protagonist Brick, a nonbinary teen living on a futuristic version of Earth. Airlock is a suspenseful and action-packed space adventure, where Brick faces off against authority, pirates, and their own anxiety. McAdam’s background in Computer Science and karate helps bring their sci-fi stories to life, and the hi-lo structure of their stories makes them both inclusive and accessible for young readers.
BOOKS:
I Am the Storm: The Psionics Book One (NineStar Press, 2018) 9781949909708
We Are the Catalyst: The Psionics Book Two (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781950412280
They Are the Tide: The Psionics Book Three (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781950412914
This is the Circle: The Psionics Book Four (NineStar Press, 2019) 9781951880019
Blood Sport (Orca Book Publishers, 2020) $9.95 9781459824362
Sink or Swim (Orca Book Publishers, 2021) $10.95 9781459828513
The Ooze (Orca Book Publishers, 2022) $10.95 9781459828483
Airlock (Orca, 2023) $10.95 9781459836600
[BCBW 2023]
*
REVIEW
As a trans activist, educator, and author, Tash McAdam creates stories that speak to those who often find themselves on the sidelines of representation. In their latest book, Airlock (Orca, 2023), McAdam blends their own lived experience with that of the protagonist Brick, a nonbinary teen living on a futuristic version of Earth. Airlock is a suspenseful and action-packed space adventure, where Brick faces off against authority, pirates, and their own anxiety. McAdam’s background in Computer Science and karate helps bring their sci-fi stories to life, and the hi-lo structure of their stories makes them both inclusive and accessible for young readers.
