Although CECILIA GALANTE secretly wishes she could fly, she keeps her feet firmly on the ground in Kingston, Pennslyvania,, where she lives with her husband and three children. Cecilia is the author of five other novels for young adults and middle school kids, including  The Patron Saint of Butterflies,  which was a Book Sense Pick, the Northeast Indie Booksellers YA Book of the Year, and a Recommended Read on Oprah's website.  KRISTI VALIANT has illustrated several children's books, including  Cora Cooks Pancit  and D ancing Dreams. .