ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suzanne Collins kick-started her professional writing career in 1991. She worked for several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. The Underland Chronicles: Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part fantasy/war series, became a New York Times bestseller. It has Read more…

Since my mom and dad had married against my grandparents’ wishes, I did not know much about my grandfather, Pulavar P.S. Krishnamurthy. By the time I reached my adolescence, they had accepted us and the family had been reunited for good. That’s when I got the opportunity to know my celebrity grandfather in person and Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Judith Kinghorn was born in Northumberland, England, and is a graduate in English and History of Art. She is a former Woman of the Year and Fellow of the RSA. She debuted with the book The Last Summer, which was published in the UK, Canada and British Commonwealth countries in 2012, in Read more…

The color of the morning seemed the same dull grey. The air I breathed in felt the same, sour and stale. But as I yawned aloud like I do, no sound escaped my gaping mouth. I looked down to count my scars as I do every morning, for the past is where I always start. Read more…