Deborah Wiles is the award-winning author of Each Little Bird that Sings, a National Book Award Finalist; Love, Ruby Lavender, an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Children's Book Sense 76 Pick, an NCTE Notable Book for the Language Arts, and a New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing; Freedom Summer, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; and One Wide Sky. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jenna LamiaΒ has appeared on- and off-Broadway, as well as on television inΒ Law and Order: SVU,Β Strangers with Candy, HBO'sΒ Oz, and MTV'sΒ Awkward.,Β of which she is also the coexecutive producer. Her film credits includeΒ The FighterΒ andΒ The Call.