Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, Crenshaw, the Endling series, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, the Doggo and Pupper series, and the Animorphs series. She lives with her author husband, who publishes under the name of Michael Grant, in California.
Gennifer Choldenko's best known Tales from Alcatraz series, has been called 'A cornerstone series in contemporary children's literature'. Al Capone Does My Shirts, the first book in the series, was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. All four books in the series were Junior Library Guild selections and garnered many starred reviews. Gennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay area, USA, with her loyal husband and naughty dog.
Cassandra Morris is an American actress, writer and voice artist. She graduated from NYU with a BA degree in Journalism and has a successful career narrating fiction for kids, teens, young adults and books with young-sounding protagonists. She is the proud voice of many Disney Princess Books featuring Tinkerbell, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Mulan. Cassandra received multiple Earphones Awards from AudioFile Magazine, including two nominations for the prestigious Audie Award.