CANDACE FLEMING is the highly acclaimed author of numerous books for kids, including the picture books Clever Jack Takes the Cake, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; and Imogene's Last Stand, which was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection. She is the author of the nonfiction titles The Lincolns, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book; The Great and Only Barnum, an ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults; and Amelia Lost, which Kirkus Reviews called "" a stunning look at an equally stunning lady."" Her novels include The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and most recently, On the Day I Died. Candace Fleming lives in a suburb of Chicago. You can visit her at candacefleming.com.