Lauren DeStefano earned her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut in 2007. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Chemical Garden trilogy and The Glass Spare. You can find her online at twitter.com/laurendestefano and instagram.com/laurendestefanoauthor.
Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: Readers will be eager to reenter this world of scheming kings and banished heirs, where nothing is quite as it seems. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <strong>(starred review)</strong> Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: With The Glass Spare, DeStefano has created a darkly whimsical world unlike any other. The magic is original, the writing is superb, and I felt as though I were stepping through a wardrobe and into a new Narnia. -- Renee Ahdieh, New York Times #1 bestselling author of <em>Flame in the Mist</em> Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: Brilliantly crafted, this fantasy will make you believe in magic. Only someone with a heart of stone will be able to turn away from Wil's story. -- Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of <em>Across the Universe</em> and <em>A World Without You</em> Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: DeStefano has penned a book of exquisite parts-a spiked exterior of brutal magic and a deep core of tender human relationships-that ultimately coalesce into a sharp, scintillating whole. The Glass Spare will leave you wonderstruck. -- Traci Chee, New York Times bestselling author of <em>The Reader</em> Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: A captivating and well-written fantasy adventure. -- <em>Booklist</em> Praise for THE GLASS SPARE: Richly imagined...[and] engrossing...A unique, adventurous fantasy. -- School Library Journal