Elana K. Arnold is the author of many books for and about children and teens. Elana’s books have been listed on numerous best lists and earned many awards, including a Printz honor, a National Book Award finalist citation, a Westchester Fiction Award, the Golden Kite Award, and a Gold Medal in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.
Elana holds a BA in comparative literature from the University of California at Irvine and a Master’s degree in English and creative writing/fiction from UC Davis, where she has taught creative writing and adolescent literature.
In addition to her work as a writer, Elana is an avid lover of animals and makes her home among a menagerie of them. She teaches in the MFAC program at Hamline University and lives in Southern California.