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 …