Laura Roach DragonLaura Roach Dragon grew up in the magical city of New Orleans amidst parades, food fests, and hurricanes. She is a social worker and has written two middle grade books, Hurricane Boy, which won the Crystal Kite award, and The Bayou Bogeyman Presents oodoo and Hoodoo, an anthology of scary stories.

About the author of the adult Haunted America book from which the children's Spooky America book was adapted: Troy Taylor is an occultist, supernatural historian and the author of seventy-five books on ghosts, hauntings, history, crime and the unexplained in America. He is also the founder of the American Ghost Society and the owner of the Illinois and American Hauntings Tour companies. Read More Read Less