Get to know Christopher… Christopher Grant, a Stony Brook University graduate, was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. An insatiable reader, his influences range from Tom Clancy to Junot Diaz. Currently a professional equities trader, he lives in Harlem, New York and spends his free time traveling the world …
Get to know Christopher… Christopher Healy is the author of The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (2012, Walden Pond Press), the first volume in a comedic fantasy adventure series. Book 2: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle will be published in May 2013. For more information, visit his …
Get to know Heather Vogel Fredrick… Heather Vogel Frederick was born into a family of bookworms, and spent most of her childhood holed up at the library. When she wasn’t reading, she was writing, and she wrote her first novel at summer camp when she was 12. Fortunately for her …
Getting to know Kami… Kami Kinard is the author of The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister (Scholastic, January 2012). Her poetry, stories, articles, and essays have appeared in periodicals for children and adults. Nasty Bugs (Dial 2012) featured one of her poems. Kami also works as a …
Get to know Kristin… Kristin Levine is the author of two middle-grade novels, The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had and The Lions of Little Rock. She received her BA in German from Swarthmore College and an MFA in film from American University. A former teacher, Kristin has taught everything …
Get to know Emily… Emily Ecton is a writer and producer for NPR’s Peabody award-winning comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! She is also the author of Boots and Pieces, The Curse of Cuddles McGee, and Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments, in which two kids and one well-dressed …
Get to know Michelle… Michelle Houts lives and plays on a family farm in West Central Ohio. She shares her days with her three children, the farmer of her dreams, some cattle, hogs, a whole lot of barn cats, a golden retriever, and a goat who thinks he’s a golden retriever. She …