Alexandria Cramer began writing A Flickering Fire as a 6th grader in her hometown of Mansfield, TX. Always a bookworm, starting with Harry Potter in kindergarten, Alexandria has read hundreds of books in her 13 years. When she's not reading, she plays first chair flute in the intermediate school band and will be in marching band when she starts high school in the fall. She also enjoys soccer and keeping up with the latest tech gadgets.