Lorie Ann Grover is the author of young adult novels including Hit, which Hypable calls a powerful book about tragedy and recovery which shows you both sides of the story, for better or worse. She has authored Loose Threads, a Booklist Top 10 Youth First Novel, andOn Pointe, a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. As a literacy advocate, she is a co-founder of readergirlz, which was awarded the National Book Foundation s Innovations in Reading Prize.