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I had hoped that "Emma and the Reindeer" would be published in the summer of 2023, in plenty of time for the holidays, but it needs more work so right now I don't have a publication date.

"Emma and the Reindeer" is a middle-grade children's novel written under the pen name "Emma Gallagher." It's environmental kids' lit, and I'm pretty excited about it! (Middle grade is ages 8 through 12.)

WE MUST find ways to protect the environment and decrease our carbon footprint. I believe protecting the environment is the biggest challenge those of us who are alive now will ever face.

"Emma and the Reindeer" strives to promote conservation and recycling. There is no time to procrastinate. We must make the necessary changes in our daily lives to protect what we have left, and repair what we can.

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I used a Christmas holiday theme because of its universal appeal.

Here's the synopsis:

Global warming is destroying the magic lichen Santa’s reindeer need to eat in order to fly, jeopardizing Christmas as well as the Earth. Emma, age 11, an aspiring author, is recruited to travel to the North Pole to interview Santa’s reindeer and write a children’s book to encourage kids to conserve our natural resources.

Why choose a kid? A young person may be best able to convince her own generation to change its ways and become environmentally responsible.
 

Each reindeer is a unique personality, and each provides specific conservation tips.

Blitzen also introduces Emma to Isabella, a seal who is the last in a line of seals about to become extinct due to the environmental crisis.
 

After a short ride/flight on Dasher, an encounter with a polar bear, an accident, some procrastination, and a couple of false starts, Emma musters up enough gumption to write the book. But will it be enough to convince people to change their ways and make saving the environment a priority?