SHARON G. FLAKE first exploded onto the literary scene with her internationally acclaimed novel The Skin I’m In. Since then, she has become a best- selling author and a multiple Coretta Scott King Award and Honor winner, as well as an NAACP Image Award nominee. Her many novels include Pinned, Money Hungry, Unstoppable Octobia May, Bang!, Who Am I Without Him?, and You Don’t Even Know Me. Her books have received multiple ALA Notable and Best Books for Young Adults citations from the American Library Association and have been hailed among the “100 Books Every Teenage Girl Should Read.” She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Please visit her website at sharongflake.com.