Charlotte Bennardo is the author of the Evolution Revolution series: Book 1, Simple Machines, Book 2, Simple Plans, and Book 3, Simple Lessons. She co-authored Blonde OPS (St. Martin's Griffin), Sirenz, and Sirenz Back in Fashion (Flux). She is one of thirteen authors in the anthology Beware the Little White Rabbit (Leap) and to help fund books for kids, she contributed to the horror anthology, Scare Me to Sleep. She has written numerous articles and stories for newspapers, magazines, and ezines. As a member of the NJ Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators she has given numerous writing workshops and presentations. She is also a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the Authors Guild. Living in NJ with her family and cats, she writes middle grade, young and new adult fiction.