Wendy Dunham

Author Bio:

Wendy Dunham is the author of My Name is River, as well as its sequel, Hope Girl. In addition to writing, Wendy is a registered therapist and works with children who have special needs. Her passion is writing middle grade novels that share stories of hope, encouragement, and unconditional love- things we can all use a little bit more of.

Hope Girl

With the discovery of her birth father, 12-year-old River has definite thoughts about how her life should turn out--and that certainly does not include any of the challenges that keep popping up! It's not easy to decide if she should live with Gram, who has been her family for the past ten years, or…

My Name Is River

Twelve-year-old River Starling’s life is anything but normal. She always believed what she was told—that she was adopted on a whim but then abandoned because she was too much trouble. But at least her grandmother didn’t think so—she stuck around to raise her. When River gets uprooted, her new…