Tracy Alexander was born in Montreal, Canada, grew up in Buckingham, studied in Leeds and settled in Bristol. She has written several books for children, namely the TRIBE series with TRIBE: THE DAY THE EAR FELL OFF winning the Hull Children's Book award 2010 and being shortlisted for the Hawick Children's Book Award. HACKED is her first YA novel and will be published in November 2014. Visit Tracy at www.tmalexander.com or on Twitter: @tmAlexander.