Get to know Elizabeth… Elizabeth was raised in the town of Harvard, a cozy New England village in central Massachusetts. In 1983, she earned a BA from Hobart & William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY) and in 1995 completed her Masters in Liberal Studies at Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH). In addition …
Introducing Stasia… Stasia Ward Kehoe grew up dancing and performing on stages from New Hampshire to Washington, DC. She now writes books for young adults and choreographs the occasional musical. She is the author of AUDITION (Viking/Penguin, 2011) and a contributor to DEAR TEEN ME (Zest Books, 2012). Her latest …
Getting to know you… When Mike Jung meets people face-to-face for the first time, they sometimes say “wow, you’re tall!” Which is interesting, because he’s not THAT tall. Mike plays the ukulele with debatable skill, proudly owns a stuffed zombie doll that Ellen Oh’s daughters picked out for him, and …
Get to know Todd… Todd Mitchell is an award-winning author, teacher, and speaker. He’s the author of the young adult novels The Secret to Lying (Candlewick Press, Colorado Book Award Winner) and Backwards (just released October 2013 from Candlewick Press), as well as the middle grade novel The Traitor King …
Get to know Suzanne… Suzanne Selfors lives on an island near Seattle where it rains all the time, which is why she tends to write about cloudy, moss-covered, green places. She’s married, has two kids, and writes full time. Her favorite writers are Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Dickens, and most especially, Roald Dahl. …
Get to know Ingrid… Newbery Honor recipient, Ingrid Law, is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels for young readers, SAVVY and SCUMBLE. Ingrid’s books have been placed on over 25 state reading lists and have earned accolades from Publisher’s Weekly, Oprah’s Reading List, the Today Show’s Al Roker’s …
Get to know James… James Preller is the author of many books for children, including A PIRATE’S GUIDE TO FIRST GRADE, the new “SCARY TALES” Series, BYSTANDER, SIX INNINGS, ALONG CAME SPIDER, the “JIGSAW JONES” Mystery Series, and more. He lives with his family in Delmar, NY. He enjoys visiting …
Get to know Holly… HOLLY GOLDBERG SLOAN was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and spent a peripatetic childhood (following her Professor father and architect mother) living in California, The Netherlands, Istanbul, Turkey (where she went to high school), Washington D.C. and Oregon. She attended college at Wellesley in Massachusetts (with her junior year of …
Get to know Sally… Sally Nicholls was born in Stockton, just after midnight, in a thunderstorm. Her father died when she was two and she and her brother were brought up by her mother. She has always loved reading and spent most of her childhood trying to make life work like …
Get to know Chris… Random House publishes his critically acclaimed Haunted Mystery Series for Middle Grades readers:THE CROSSROADS, which won both the Anthony and Agatha awards for best Children’s/YA novel, THE HANGING HILL (which also won the Agatha), THE SMOKY CORRIDOR, and The BLACK HEART CRYPT (the third Agatha winner in the series). His new caper series …