Marcella Pixley is the award-winning author of four novels for middle-grade and young adult readers, including, most recently, Trowbridge Road, which was long-listed for the National Book Award, received a Massachusetts Book Award Honor, was nominated for Vermont’s Golden Dome Award, and was a Junior Library Guild Selection. It was also named a best book of 2020 by Shelf Awareness, Reading Group Choices, and A Mighty Girl. Marcella Pixley teaches eighth-grade language arts in Massachusetts, where she lives with her family.