POLLY HOLYOKE (www.pollyholyoke.com) grew up in Colorado, where she spent her childhood skiing, camping, reading, and dreaming up fantastical stories. Polly went on to graduate from Middlebury College, become a middle school social studies teacher, and write The Neptune Project. She lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband and their two daughters, as well as two cats, two Chihuahuas, and a beagle.