Melanie Sumrow is the author of the middle grade novels The Inside Battle, a 2020 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, and The Prophet Calls, a 2018 Writers' League of Texas Book Award finalist, both independently published by Yellow Jacket / Little Bee Books. Before turning her attention to writing, she worked as a lawyer for more than sixteen years, many of her cases involving children and teens. She is set to receive her MFA from Hamline University's writing for children and young adults program and lives in Dallas. You can visit her online at melaniesumrow.com.
