Susan Lynn Mey­er is the author of two pre­vi­ous mid­dle-grade nov­els—Black Radish­es and Skat­ing with the Stat­ue of Lib­er­ty—as well as three pic­ture books. Her works have won the Jane Addams Peace Asso­ci­a­tion Award, the New York State Char­lotte Award, and the Syd­ney Tay­lor Hon­or Award, among many oth­ers. She is Pro­fes­sor of Eng­lish at Welles­ley College.