Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli is an award-winning writer of children's fiction, from picture books to young adult novels. She’s won the Golden Kite, the Sydney Taylor, the NJ Reading Association, and the Kentucky Bluegrass awards. She holds numerous degrees, has taught at various universities, and has held grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. Her books include The Magic Circle (1993), Stones In Water (1997), Beast (2000), Breath (2003), and The Great God Pan (2003). Read more at www.donnajonapoli.com.