Sta­cy Nock­owitz is a retired mid­dle school librar­i­an and for­mer lan­guage arts teacher with 30+ years of expe­ri­ence in mid­dle grade edu­ca­tion. Her debut mid­dle grade nov­el, The Prince of Steel Pier (Kar-Ben), won the 2022 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award and was named a Syd­ney Tay­lor Book Award Notable Book for 2023. The Prince of Steel Pier was a PJ Our Way selec­tion for Octo­ber 2022. Vis­it her web­site at: www​.sta​cynock​owitz​.com.