Shawn K. Stout is the author of several acclaimed books for young readers, including The Anatomy of Lost Things and The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle, which was a Bank Street Best Book. Shawn is a science writer at the National Institutes of Health and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland. Visit her at shawnkstout.com.