Judy Allen DodsonJudy Allen Dodson is all about the book, reading it as a librarian, preserving it as an archivist, and writing it as a children's book author. Judy is the winner of the SCBWI On-the-Verge Emerging Voices Award, the recipient of multiple North Carolin Arts Council grants, a Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellow in Children's Literature, and the regional co-ambassador for the Authors Guild. She's the author of the Junior Library Guild selection, Escape From Hurricane Katrina. Judy has a passion for celebrating diverse children's literature and teaching young readers about history. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her family. Visit her online at judyallendodson.com and follow her on Twitter @jadlibrarian. Read More Read Less