Miriam Landis is a faculty member at the Pacific Northwest Ballet. She was a LitCamp fellow and an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster, Hyperion, and the Amazon Books team. A Stanford grad, she was also a student at the School of American Ballet and a professional ballerina with Miami City Ballet. When not writing, teaching, or dancing, she enjoys life on Lake Washington alongside her husband and four children. In addition to Girl in Motion, she is the author of Girl on Pointe (previously published as Breaking Pointe) and a middle-grade novel, Lauren in the Limelight. Learn more at www.miriamlandis.com.