Sta­cy Nock­owitz has been an edu­ca­tor and school librar­i­an for 30+ years. She holds Mas­ter’s Degrees in Edu­ca­tion and Library Sci­ence and is an MFA can­di­date in Writ­ing for Chil­dren. Sta­cy’s nov­el, The Prince of Steel Pier, won a 2022 Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award and was named a 2022 Syd­ney Tay­lor Notable Book.