ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Trent Reedy became fascinated with Afghanistan when he served there with the U.S. Army from 2004 to 2005. Upon his return to the States, he enrolled in the Writing for Children MFA program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he wrote the early drafts of this book. He recently published a second novel, STEALING AIR, that draws upon his youth in small-town Iowa. Trent and his wife now live in Washington state. Visit him on the web at www.trentreedy.com