PHIL STAMPER is the bestselling author of The Gravity of Us, Small Town Pride, and other LGBTQ+ books for kids and teens. His stories are packed with queer joy, and his characters are often too ambitious for their own good. Born and raised in a rural village near Dayton, Ohio, he now lives outside New York City with his husband and their daughter. NATALIA SANABRIA is an illustrator from Costa Rica. She graduated from the University of Costa Rica where she studied graphic design and painting.