Name Jessica Kerrin | Role Writer | |
Books Martin Bridge Ready for, Martin Bridge Blazing A, Martin Bridge In High Gear!, Martin Bridge Out of Orbit!, Martin Bridge on the Looko |
Jessica Scott Kerrin is a Canadian children's writer who is most known for her fiction books for boys.
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Early life and education
Kerrin was born and raised in Alberta, where she completed a degree in political science and psychology at the University of Calgary. She then studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Upon graduation with a fine arts degree in 1988, she later completed a graduate degree in public administration from Dalhousie University.
Career
Kerrin remained in Halifax after graduation, and has written a number of children's books, including Martin Bridge, a best-selling eight-book series of short stories, a trilogy called The Lobster Chronicles, and two mystery novels inspired by the Old Burying Ground called The Spotted Dog Last Seen and The Missing Dog is Spotted.
Kerrin includes east coast characters and settings in all her work.