Biography
An attorney by trade, YA author Barbara Snow Gilbert got into writing after taking a course at a local university several years ago. Gilbert is an attorney, mediator, and writer. She is a member of the mediation panel for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, and mediates litigation pending in both federal and state courts. Since that time, she's written three novels and has been awarded several honors for her work. Her first novel, Stone Water, was named a Best Book of 1996 by "School Library Journal" and a 1997 Book for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. In 1997 and 1999, she was awarded the Oklahoma Book Award for Stone Water and Broken Chords, her second novel. Gilbert lives in Oklahoma with her family. Her latest book is Paper Trail.

Paper Trail
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For ten years, 15-year-old Walker Morgan has lived in the small and isolated town of Red Cedar, Oklahoma, where his parents have run an antique store. The three of them, as members of the Soldiers of God, have participated in weekend war games, gone to bible study, received training in wilderness survival skills, and participated in all the activities that are part of the life of their community. But something is different about Walker's family. His parents speak differently at home than with their friends, and they read a lot. And there are no photo albums, scrapbooks, or other evidence of extended family members, no mementos from a previous time. Shortly after Walker's father reveals that he is investigating the activities of the Soldiers of God for the FBI, Walker's mother is killed by members of the militia. With his mother gone and his father's fate uncertain, Walker begins the fight for his survival in rough physical and psychological terrain.

Broken Chords
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Chronicles 17-year-old Clara's struggle to live up to her musical potential yet avoid the pressure of the cutthroat world of young musicians.
Seveven teen-year-old Clara Lorenzo has it all: a great family, friends, Marshall-her love interest waiting in the wings. And to top it all off, she is a brilliant pianist, on her way to a career doing what she loves best.
But does she? Sometimes Clara gets tired of constantly performing. She knows that her ability is more skill than passion. But if she stopped playing, her family would be heartbroken. Marshall would never understand.
Clara must decide whether she can risk giving up a world where her forte is revered for one unfamiliar and uncertain.

Stone Water
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Grant Hughes is asked by his beloved grandfather to help him die if he is transferred to the terminal ward of his nursing home. Both Grant's parents are lawyers, and his father is emotionally distant. Because Grant's grandfather does not feel he can trust his son or daughter-in-law to honor his last wishes, he turns to Grant as his only hope. Engaging and intelligent, Grant's story examines and illuminates the moral, ethical, and legal implications of an increasingly prominent and controversial human issue.