J.B. Pierce grew up in McKeesport, a small mill town 20 miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she wasn’t dancing or singing, she was orchestrating cheesy haunted houses (that were never really scary) or setting up a backyard carnival with Bingo and Pick a Duck (yes, everyone was a winner). Entertaining was in her blood. She was always conjuring up something (even one-act plays), ready for the smallest of spectators – me, myself, and my make-believe audiences. As she grew older, J.B. graduated from California University (of PA) with a bachelor’s in Elementary Education and continued her academic career by receiving her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University. Though the grass and sheets disappeared over time, she found a new stage and audience: eager and energetic 5th graders. With each reading and grammar lesson and through every moment of our American history she has shared, a new show emerged, and her imagination was sparked back to life – The Will of Time.