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Alexandria LaFaye
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| As child growing up in central Wisconsin, I heard about the kidnapping of a child from the area and felt so guilty that I couldn't do anything to help except hope and pray. It’s that feeling that I gave to Iah Thomas of Up River when he witnesses the kidnapping of Vinca Hemshaw in the opening of the book. In addition to writing novels for children, I'm also a professor of children's literature and creative writing at Hollins University. When I'm not "working" (teaching and writing are too much fun to seem like work), I'm visiting schools and libraries and attending conferences, where I talk to kids, librarians, and teachers about books. At home, I enjoy curling up with a good book and my cats, Ian and Simon, and my dogs, Oliver and Nigel. You can get a peek at them—and at my books—on my website, www.alafaye.com
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