Peggy Dymond-Leavey is a writer, poet, and storyteller. Her books for young people include "Sky Lake Summer", "The Deep End Gang", "The Path Through the Trees", and "Growing Up Ivy". She is the author of Quest biographies "Mary Pickford" and "Laura Secord", which was a finalist for the Speaker's Book Award in 2013. Peggy lives in Trenton, Ontario.