De Palma, Toni

Toni De Palma is the award-winning author of Under the Banyan Tree, a middle grade novel chosen by the Children's Book Association as a New Voices Pick and a selection for V.O.Y.A.'s Top Shelf for Middle Grade. Prior to becoming a children's author, Toni worked as a School Social Worker, counseling children and their families. She also has an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Toni conducts writing workshops for children and adults and she is a private writing coach. She has published Young Adult novels (The Devil's Triangle and The Devil's Temptation) and sh...