author : Deborah Lynn JacobsDeborah Lynn Jacobs is a transplanted Canadian, now a Wisconsin resident. Debbie admits to having many previous careers: college counselor, college instructor, life-skills coach, newspaper and magazine freelancer. Since her children are now in college, she lives with her husband and a 100-pound Doberman. When she’s not writing, Debbie can be found in her perennial garden or paddling down a river somewhere in the wilderness. Powers is her first novel for older teens. Roaring Brook published Choices in Fall 2007.