Lisa Luciano’s work as a director/producer in television production received national recognition for excellence in educational programming. She is the author of a non-fiction book about using technology in the classroom, has had a documentary script produced and has now written her first young adult novel. Her non-fiction pieces have also won numerous awards. A childhood dream of being a sports reporter was fulfilled when she covered figure skating for the New York Times and International Skating Magazine. She taught English Language Arts and Technology to students in grades 6-12 for 40 years and imost recently worked as a Library Media Specialist. Born and raised in New York, she now resides in Connecticut. Her passion (besides writing) outside of the classroom is martial arts. She is a 4th Dan black belt Tae Kwon Do Master/Instructor as well as a black belt in Hapkido.