Before writing children's fiction, Mark Louis Burgio started out as an amateur cartoonist, producing a weekly comic strip for his hometown paper while still attending high school. Mark also managed to place several of his Illustrations into various local publications. Other books by Mark Louis Burgio include the children's story, Dustin McCarthy Tames A Tiger, children's picture book, When The Boggles Come Out, and fantasy adventure, Phoenix Lakota and the Seraph's Gate, Mark's first venture into crafting a full-length novel. Mark currently resides in Missouri with his wife, Barbara, and twin