Sylvia Ross is the author/illustrator of BLUE JAY GIRL and LION SINGER, books for children. Her short stories and poems have been included in a number of anthologies, and her work has frequently been included in "News from Native California," an award winning magazine. Her first novel, ACTS OF KINDNESS, ACTS OF CONTRITION was a finalist for the James D. Houston Award in 2011. Ross has also published a book of drawings, poems and short stories titled ACORNS AND ABALONE. She is the author of the historical crime novel, ILSA ROHE, published under the name Stephenson Ross. Sylvia Ross, an Oregon T...