M. L. Stainer
M. L. Stainer lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley area of New York State with her husband, Frank, and a menagerie of beloved dogs and cats. Born in London, she holds degrees from Queens College, Fordham University and New Paltz. A retired high school English teachers, she has many young adult novels to her credit, including The Lyo.... more
M. L. Stainer lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley area of New York State with her husband, Frank, and a menagerie of beloved dogs and cats. Born in London, she holds degrees from Queens College, Fordham University and New Paltz. A retired high school English teachers, she has many young adult novels to her credit, including The Lyon Saga, a series of five books about the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, circa 1587. Her latest historical Y/A novel is Joachim's Magic, about the first documented Jew in the New World, Joachim Gans, who faced danger and extreme prejudice from his fellow explorers on the 1585 expedition. Joachim's Magic has already received glowing reviews and a starred review from Kirkus.
She writes under the pseudonym, M. L. Stainer, to honor her father.