About Me

At age eight, I wrote my first book in an orange spiral notebook and have been writing ever since. That first book never made it to print, but a few others did, including LOSING IT, SECRETS OF THE BOOK, UNDERCOVER CHEFS, and most recently, JOEY THE GOOD – which was inspired by my own hike up Mt. Whitney in 2013.

Before becoming a full-time writer, I taught middle-school for eighteen years and coached cross country for ten. I am currently the founder of 241 Books, an educational publishing company that creates classroom readers that combine fiction with nonfiction.

I now share a home office in southern California with my dogs Berkeley and Fitzgerald. When I'm not writing and editing curriculum or books, I can be found with a crochet hook or paintbrush in my hand, playing that day’s NYT games, or traveling with my husband to whatever far-off city her kids currently call home.
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