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Sherri L.SmithSherri L. Sherri L. Smith is the author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young people in…
ChrisSoentpietChris Soentpiet (pronounced “soon-pete”) is an illustrator and author of children’s books. He also enjoys…
YinSoentpietEven though Yin was born in Brooklyn, she couldn’t understand English when she was young, because her par…
TraciSorellBest-selling author Traci Sorell writes inclusive, award-winning historical and contemporary fiction and …
MeeraSriramMeera draws from her life straddling the East and West to tell stories. She grew up in India and moved to…
MichelleSterlingMichelle Sterling is a children’s book author, photographer and speech-language pathologist living in Ora…
CourtneyStevensCourtney “Court” Stevens grew up in the knockabout town of Bandana, Kentucky. She is a former adjunct pro…
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Tara M.StringfellowTara M. Stringfellow is a former attorney, Northwestern University MFA graduate, and two-time Pushcart Pr…