About the Authors
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Gabrielle Charbonnet often writes under the pen name Cate Tiernan. Under this name she is best known for the Sweep series, which follows the Wiccan adventures of a cast of high school students. Under her own name, she is mostly known for several children’s series, including the Princess, American Gold Gymnasts, and Disney Girls series. In 2008 she collaborated with bestselling author James Patterson on the young adult novels Sundays at Tiffany’s and Witch & Wizard. Charbonnet has written almost seventy-five books under her own name, various pen names, and as a ghostwriter. She currently resides in South Carolina, with her family.