In this coming-of-age, becoming-who-you are novel,

a bullying incident catapults a young girl into a fantastical new world…

Fourteen and a half-year-old Georgie Ray Jones rockets beyond the tattered remnants of her self-confidence to save her siblings from an innuendo-charged family life and the stepdad she’s dubbed Jackass.

Now living in Mystic Creek, Oregon with her dad, Georgie discovers her life as she once knew it will change forever. After her friend Shawn is pummeled by a dodgeball thrown by a bully, Georgie intervenes, only to send the bully flying across the schoolyard.

Reeling with shock and worry, but fueled by a wildfire of inner metamorphosis, she searches for answers, yet it is family friend Luther Andersen—lighthouse keeper, mystic, and professor—who explains she is meta-normal.
This is the day Luther’s been waiting for.

Welcome to the world of Andersen Light and Mystic Creek!

“Tanya Dawson introduces readers to a diverse, empowering cast of characters in this sparkling debut. Andersen Light is a brand new talent in the YA scene.” — USA Today Bestselling Author, S.E. Babin

Endorsements

“Tanya Dawson introduces readers to a diverse, empowering cast of characters in this sparkling debut. Andersen Light is a brand new talent in the YA scene. — USA Today Bestselling Author, S.E. Babin

“Richly imagined and vividly written, Andersen Light transports readers into a world where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. Discovering who we are and becoming who we were meant to be is life’s greatest adventure—and even more if you are a “meta.” Georgie and her friends inspire us to seek the inner meta in each of us and remind us that the greatest superpowers of all are love and friendship. Can’t wait to read the next installment in Tanya Dawson’s Mystic Creek series! ” – Steven Byers, Amazon Reviewer

“I enjoyed very much reading your book. I want to read it again. It was action packed and kept me intrigued with what would happen next. I hope you can continue to write about more of Georgie’s adventures.” – Susan F. Mitchell, defense and intelligence contractor executive, retired; former executive board member, National Classification Management Society; spoiler of grandchildren

Book 2:

WINTER SOULSTICE: A META-NORMAL NOVEL (Working Title)

is being written even as you read this – like right now!

Winter Soulstice picks up from Andersen Light on the following Monday, a new month and a whole lot more!

You’ll see all the familiar names, get to know them even better, and meet some new characters along the way.

Here are a few sneak peek questions: Is Mystic Creek High School really planning another dance after what happened at homecoming? Attend Meta-Normal 101 in the Andersen Lighthouse classroom. On whose team is James Gray playing? How does Shawn surprise Georgie and Josefina? Will Georgie meet Arthur IRL? Learn what it takes to prepare for a meta-normal lightworker mission.

Lighthouse Photo

used with permission from Alan Boyer, Lighthouse Keeper, Old Head Lighthouse Kinsale, Ireland

Fresnel Lens

View from the top of a Lighthouse