about the author

Natalie Kinsey-Warnock grew up on a dairy farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where her Scottish ancestors settled in the early 1800s. She still lives there, with her husband, Tom, and the many horses, dogs, and cats she has rescued. Natalie has written several other books, most of them based on her childhood, her ancestors, and her true family stories, and she encourages students everywhere to look for their family stories. Her first book for Knopf was the acclaimed historical novel Gifts from the Sea.

Natalie is an athlete, naturalist, writer, historian, and artist, and her hobbies include biking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, hiking, bagpiping, fiddling, Civil War history, bird carving, quilting, and genealogy. She is developing a new history curriculum for schools, based on students researching their own family genealogy and history. You can learn more about Natalie by visiting her website, kinsey-warnock.com.