Peanut Butter And Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton(The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton)

Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old Sam is struck by a bolt of lightning out of a clear blue sky, he suddenly sees everything in pixels. His life is further upended by Flum, a non-binary being from a parallel world, a missing neighbour, and astonishing powers that may not last long. Science and magic collide as Sam races to solve a mystery and help Flum return home. But what happens when solving one mystery sparks another? Peanut Butter and Chaos is a middle grade fantasy grounded in science.

About the Author :
ANITA DAHER is an author and actor based in Winnipeg, MB. She has been entrenched in the book publishing industry since 1995 and has seventeen books published in print, audio and e-book format in Canada, the United States. Anita is the former Chair of the Writers’ Union of Canada. She loves ancient things, and in summer can often be found renovating an old trailer in the heart of New Iceland.

Review :
Praise for You Don’t Have to Die in the End: “the characters – therapists and troubled youth alike – have an inviting combination of snarkiness and depth” —Quill & Quire “…many serious themes are woven into the story, but there is also the wonderful appreciation of what can be achieved if only people are given the time, encouragement and incentive to work out their problems and improve their lives.” —Highly Recommended by CM Magazine “Daher paints a vivid and convincing picture here of a young person with a complicated and tragic history attempting to straighten out her life.” —Winnipeg Free Press “Whether reading for pleasure, escape or insight, like me, you’ll be pleased with this purchase.” —The Miramichi Reader “A provocative and compelling story that will leave you both emotionally raw, and satisfied.” —Eric Walters, author of Walking Home, The Rule of Three “…an important read that awards girls the right and space to feel and process anger.” —Ali Bryan, 49th Shelf Praise for Forgetting How to Breathe: “Forgetting How to Breathe is a strong, engaging story of a young girl and her quest for stability in life. Tia’s journey is real and challenging. She is aware and sensitive to the path she is on, but has no way of foreseeing the series of events that will help her find focus and balance. As I read the story I thought about my own teen years and a part of me somehow felt that I could identify with Tia” —Fred Penner “real and true to life … As the story moves along, [Anita Daher] does a good job of slowly revealing more and more background information about Tia and Tag’s relationship with their mother and their life situation with her. Tia’s relationship, hot and cold, with her foster mom also rings true to life as Tia wrestles with all of her emotions.” —Recommended by CM Magazine “Forgetting How To Breathe is an engaging story about a young woman coming to terms with the sometimes harsh realities of life, discovering who she is and what values she lives for, while learning to accept the love of the people and animals that surround her. In doing so, she discovers home.” —Lögberg-Heimskringla Finalist, IODE Violet Downey Book Award 2019