Claire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn t stop thinking about the stories in her head. Now Ms. Legrand is a full-time writer living in New Jersey. She has written two middle grade novels "The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls", one of the New York Public Library s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012, and"The Year of Shadows "as well as the young adult novel"Winterspell". Visit her at Claire-Legrand.comand on Twitter @ClaireLegrand.