June Toher, a journalism graduate of Marquette University, started out as a newspaper reporter and magazine columnist, and later wrote and directed a local television news program. Throughout her career she won several mass communications awards. A native of Massachusetts, she now lives in Virginia. She is a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council. She has been impressed with the many youth organizations all over the world which have taken on the challenge to address the climate crisis. The child activists in her novel convey the real-life determination and passion of these young people. Some of her favorite book genres are climate fiction and magical realism, and stories about youth climate action, time travel, siblings, renewable energy and the Law of Attraction.
