Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for WALK TWO MOONS, the Newbery Honor for THE WANDERER, and she was the first American author to win the Carnegie Medal for RUBY HOLLER.

Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Sharon says.