Elise Broach is the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Masterpiece", "Shakespeare s Secret and Desert Crossing", "Missing on Superstition Mountain", the first book in the Superstition Mountain Trilogy, as well as several picture books. Her books have been selected as ALA notable books, Junior Library Guild selections, a "Publishers Weekly" Best Children s Book, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, an IRA Teacher s Choice, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and nominated for an Edgar Award, among other distinctions. Ms. Broach holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in histor...