About the Author

Shari B. Pennant is a Jamaican-American author of Middle Grade, Young Adult and Crossover fiction, which means she spends a lot of time daydreaming in cafes. She loves to write about heroes of all ages saving the world, going on incredible adventures, and finding their inner power. She is the editor and a contributor of the Young Adult romantasy anthology, These Kindred Hearts, (from Zando.) Her short story “The Book Club” is featured in the Young Adult anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. (edited by Karen Strong, from Penguin Teen), which was selected as one of Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year. Shari lives in sunny South Florida, where she spends many days poolside with her pet or beachside with her family.

Fun Facts

• Shari (pronounced Shuh-Ree) has a love of the creepy, quirky and otherwise otherworldly.

• She is the founder and co-owner of the indie bookstore, Jay’s House Bookshop & Bakery.

• She is a foodie and will happily spend all day thinking about tomorrow’s brunch

• She starts singing Christmas carols in July