Trevor Atkins

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Trevor has been working with words for much of his life. Nowadays he is enjoying writing for younger readers.

Trevor has written a children's book with his daughter, "The King and Queen's Banquet" (2019), and a historical novel for middle-grade readers and up, "The Day the Pirates Went Mad" (2021), featuring the young adventurers Emma Sharpe and Jack Randall. The sequel to that story, “Back to the New Adventure”, (2024) has just been released!

For more info on this series, behind-the-scenes, a teacher's guide, and other educational resources, visit: https://EmmaSharpesAdventures.com

Trevor has also been published in a pair of themed anthologies from Wild Ink Publishing and has shared a short, illustrated Halloween Tale each year for the last f
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“The Day the Pirates Went Mad” is the winner of the 2025 Whistler Independent Book Awards 🥳🥳🥳

I’m very happy and thankful to share that The Day the Pirates Went Mad is the winner of the 2025 Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBA) children’s books category!
https://independentbookawards.ca/wiba-2025-winners-announced/



Summary from the 2025 WIBA judges:

The Day the Pirates Went Mad is a fast-paced story full of tension and builds to a nail-biting crescendo at the end. The book h Read more of this blog post »
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Published on November 07, 2025 18:35
Average rating: 4.71 · 21 ratings · 18 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Day the Pirates Went Mad

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To Dare a Dragon by Bonnie Jacoby
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This dragonrider prequel to the Drakkoia series delves into the deep connection that can be forged between like minds. Laurel and Diane perform amazing feats as they explore and push the boundaries of their un-looked-for relationship and what it mean ...more
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The Shadow Man by Harper Carr
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I was able to read an ARC from the author. This paranormal mystery hits with energy and emotion immediately. The opening scene with Gracelyn’s cousin and nasty friend kicks things off, instantly followed by the death of Gracelyn’s father on the anniv ...more
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Emergence by Krista Wallace
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A great introduction to Kyer and the village of Hreth. The reader is carried along with Kyer from when she starts school to when she departs on the journey we find her on in “Gatekeeper’s Key”, Book 1 of the Gatekeeper series. This prequel to the ser ...more
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Five Lives One Day in Bahrain by Rohini Sunderam
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Five lives crash together in this collision of coincidence. Each character’s day starts off innocently and mundanely enough, but we are quickly drawn into the lives of each and caring about what happens next. The story beats are divided across the pr ...more
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Five Lives One Day in Bahrain by Rohini Sunderam
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Five lives crash together in this collision of coincidence. Each character’s day starts off innocently and mundanely enough, but we are quickly drawn into the lives of each and caring about what happens next. The story beats are divided across the pr ...more
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Sunder ― Tome One by Pierre-Alexandre Comtois
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I was very impressed with the detailed character art, settings/backgrounds, and the story development – very much a young apprentice sets out to a little bit of the world but it turns into a great adventure to (probably) save it. Looking forward to t ...more
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Sunder ― Tome One by Pierre-Alexandre Comtois
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I was very impressed with the detailed character art, settings/backgrounds, and the story development – very much a young apprentice sets out to a little bit of the world but it turns into a great adventure to (probably) save it. Looking forward to t ...more
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"I did enjoy this book so much. I loved Emma's adventures!"
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Mandeep’s Cloudy Days by Kuljinder Kaur Brar
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This was such a heart-tugging story of a young daughter (Mandeep) being suddenly parted from her father (for work), and how one change can affect so many other things in our lives. The light and colour in the illustrations are wonderful and really br ...more
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Lily and the Pool by Sara Stone
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Lily has Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and when she goes to pool to learn how to swim, she just can’t. The chlorine, the echoing, slippery floor. But this isn’t the end of her wish to learn to swim. Together with her family, they find a way for h ...more
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