Leigh Statham was raised in the wilds of rural Idaho, but found her heart on the East Coast. She worked as a waitress, maid, artist, math teacher, nurse, web designer, art director, thirty-foot inflatable pig and mule wrangler before she settled down in the semi-quiet role of teacher, mother, and writer. She resides in North Carolina with her four children, three dogs, and lots of cookie recipes. Leigh is also the managing editor for the Teen Author Boot Camp poetry collection and a full-time high school English teacher. She has an MFA in YA literature and enjoys speaking engagements with book lovers of all ages.