ROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE has been writing stories her whole life, even when she should have been doing other things, like algebra homework. Despite this inauspicious beginning, she managed to acquire a master’s degree in communications, along with an eclectic résumé: telephone operator, Chuck E. Cheese costume character, ranch hand, teacher, actress, stagehand, director, and playwright.

A recovering thespian, she writes full-time, a job that combines all the things she loves best: playing with words, researching weird subjects, entertaining people, and working in her pajamas. She lives in Texas with her husband and too many pets, none of whom really understand why the best working hours are between ten at night and two in the morning, but all of whom let her sleep late anyway. Prom Dates from Hell is her first book for young readers. Visit Rosemary at www.rosemaryclementmoore.com.