Born in Montreal, Sharon Neiss-Arbess is the author of two prior books, Me and My So-Called Friends and Get Up, and the producer of Brave the Waves, a teacher’s manual for middle school students. Sharon has written for Living Legacies: A Collection of Narratives by Contemporary Jewish Women and The Toronto Star, among many other publications. She is an alumna of Concordia University's Communication Studies program and Algonquin College's Creative Advertising program. Sharon lives in Toronto with her husband and three children. Keep in touch with her at www.sharonneissarbess.com.