J PearceJackson Pearce began writing when she got angry that the school librarian couldn’t tell her of a book that contained a smart girl, horses, baby animals, and magic. Her solution was to write the book herself. Her parents thought it was cute at first, ut have grown steadily more concerned for her ever since. A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in English and a minor in Philosophy, Jackson works for a software company, even though she auditioned for the circus (she juggled and twirled fire batons, but they still didn’t want her). Jackson coaches both colorguard and winterguard at a local high school, which provides the greatest “research” for writing YA that she could ever ask for. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with a slightly cross-eyed cat and a lot of secondhand furniture. Read More Read Less