My first book was written by hand and illustrated with some really fancy colored pencils. It was highly acclaimed by my mother. Now, I write YA stories of friendship, love, murder, and magic. (None of which I illustrate-you're welcome.) I live in Massachusetts with my husband, who suggests improving my novels by adding Star Wars characters. I'm the author of Gray Wolf Island, a YA magical realism novel about the truth, a treasure, and five teens searching for both. Coming fall 2017 from Knopf/Random House.