Alison Marie Behnke is a writer and editor. She has written about a wide range of topics, including immigration, world and cultural geography, ethnic cuisines, American and European history, biographies, and fashion. Her 2015 book Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery was a Best Children’s Book of the Year for the Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College, as well as an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Behnke lives in Minneapolis.