Alyssa is American and The Invisible Boy is her second novel, following her debut The Eleventh Trade.

Alyssa received her BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from Berry College and her MA with honours in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University.

You can usually find her buried under a pile of journals. She lives in Bath with her dog, Maeve, and dreams of one day being as cool as Lois Lane.