Kimberly Dana is an award-winning author, literacy specialist, and founder of Nashville's Thrills and Chills Book Club boasting over three hundred members. She is published by the National Council of Teachers of English, Edutopia, Publishers Weekly, Parenthood, Your Teen, and the recipient of several writing honors from Writers Digest, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Reader Views, Readers Favorite, the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, and various international book festivals. When she's not writing, Kimberly enjoys traveling around the country giving author presentations to children and young adults. The owner of too many books and cowboy boots, Kimberly lives in Nashville with her husband.