Iain Lawrence is the author of numerous acclaimed novels for young people, including "The Convicts," "The Cannibals," "B for Buster," "The Lightkeeper's Daughter," "Lord of the Nutcracker Men," "Ghost Boy," and the High Seas Trilogy: "The Wreckers," "The Smugglers," and "The Buccaneers," The author lives in Gabriola Island, B.C..