Award winning author Conda V. Douglas grew up in the ski resort of Sun Valley, Idaho. She spent her childhood with actors, authors, artists and other creative types. She grew up sharing her home with goats in the kitchen, buffalo bones in the living room and rocks in the bathtub. Now her life is filled with her cat, dog, permanent boyfriend and writing. She delights in writing the popular tween fantasy Mall Fairies series. The fairy inspiration for her Mall Fairies came from the sparrows that live in the Boise Towne Square Mall in Boise, Idaho. Swoop came from one particularly agile sparrow......