MARYANN EASLEY is the award-winning author of I Am the Ice Worm, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a number of other books for young adults. A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, Pen, American Poets, and the Planetary Society, she lives in California where she tutors ESL university students, peer coaches aspiring writers, hosts literary events, and teaches fiction writing, creative journaling, and memoir writing. Other YA books include: Belly Up, Looking Out for Lindy, A Few Screws Loose, Dog Woman, Finding Jade Mountain, Warrior's Daughter, Knuckle Down and more.. She is also an author-in-schools, award-winning educator, motivatiobal speaker and mentor.