Books for the Young at Heart
Fast-paced stories for those with short-paced attention spans.
My Books for Young Adults
Children of Ruin
Secrets, like the dead, won’t stay buried.
Flying Feet
Can code win over brutality?
Rancour:
Vampyre Hunter
Love or vengeance.
Which would you choose?
Pyre:
Vampyre Defender
Would you give up everything to live forever?
Well, everything but revenge.
Audio Books
My Books for
Middle Grade Readers
The Three Spartans
Sometimes, you just have to take a stand.
A Spartan at Sea
Sometimes, to win a race you need a bigger boat.
The Three Spartans:
“McCann’s novel is often subtle and clever in its nods to the original story, incorporating current locations and technology (video games, water parks, and treehouses) with the original order of events as a way to make the story more understandable and relatable.
Sometimes it’s less subtle (see above re: character names, or flat out naming the secret access to the treehouse the Thermopylae Path), but I actually appreciate those little obvious references. It reminds us that we are in a retelling, written as an homage to a piece of history.
I can honestly say I know more about this particular battle after reading The Three Spartans.” ― CM Magazine
Workshops and Author Presentations
since 2005
“Mr. McCann is friendly and immediately likeable. He has no difficulty collaborating with educators and other authors, he clearly enjoys meeting new people, and he interacts exceptionally well with youth.
“Above all, his writing workshops are engaging, thoughtfully organised, and hands-on. Sometimes they are even gamified!
“One of the teachers who supervised this workshop commented, ‘So many great writing ideas!’ When we dropped by to listen in for a bit, we could tell that Mr. McCann was prepared, encouraging, and responsive. A number of students volunteered that Mr. McCann’s workshop was one of their favourites.”
–Deanna Brady
–Kamloops-Thompson School District
