LAURA A. WOOLLETT is the author of the middle-grade book Big Top Burning: The True Story of an Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and The Greatest Show On Earth (Chicago Review Press, 2015), a nonfiction account of the 1944 Hartford circus fire. She is also an editor of literacy curriculum for kids in grades K–12. Laura has a Master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College and is a member of SCBWI and the Author's Guild. Originally from South Windsor, Connecticut, Laura now lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and two cats.