Corey Ann Haydu is the author of OCD Love Story, Life by Committee, and Making Pretty. She grew up in the Boston area but now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she drinks mochas and uses a lot of Post-it notes, habits she picked up while earning her MFA at the New School.
Haydu does not shield readers from hard truths, creating complex characters who face difficult situations. This sensitive work will strike an emotional chord with middle-graders. --School Library Journal A touch of magic, the promise of snow, and so much love I can barely keep it together to write this sentence. I know Clover and Danny will stick with me for a long, long time. --Kate Milford, New York Times bestselling author of The Greenglass House Beautiful, true, and magical. This book touched my heart. --Lauren Myracle, author the Wishing Day series Quietly superb prose...Haydu doesn't romanticize illness, but she provides comfort through art, science, magic, love, and a purple suitcase. A sharp, clear-cut piece that knows life is beautiful and sickness isn't. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this moving, exquisitely written story, Corey Ann Haydu explores the thin line between science and magic within an intense bond of friendship. --Shelf Awareness, starred review Haydu's second middle-grade novel is poignant and powerful. A heartbreaking story about the healing power of friendship amid human fragility. --Booklist (starred review)