Michelle Schusterman is the author of over twenty critically acclaimed novels for middle grade and young adult readers. Her books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, as well as honors including multiple Junior Library Guild selections, the CBCC Best of 2019 List, ALA’s Rainbow List and Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers List, and the NC State College of Education Comic Relief Reading List.
Michelle is also a developmental editor at Dovetail Fiction, the young adult imprint of the book packager Working Partners.
Julia Christians is a freelance illustrator living in the deep dark forest of the Harz Mountains, Germany, with her husband, two kids, and a pack of dogs.