Amelia BalkanAmelia Balkan, 16, is a junior at Towson High School, in Towson, Maryland. Penelope Pine is illustrated by talented, young Romanian artist, Alexandra Maxim, who lives and works in the Canary Islands in Spain. Evan Balkan has published seven books of onfiction and three novels, as well as many essays and short stories. His screenplays have won numerous awards. He teaches writing at the Community College of Baltimore County and Johns Hopkins University. Read More Read Less