Monika Schröder grew up in Germany, but has worked in American international schools in Egypt, Oman, Chile, and India. Before moving to the United States in 2011, she was the elementary school librarian at the American Embassy School in New Delhi. Monika currently lives with her husband and dog in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Be Light Like a Bird is her fourth novel for young readers. You can visit her online at www.monikaschroeder.com.