Mabel Elizabeth Singletary worked as a teacher in New Jersey Public Schools for over thirty years. She writes to encourage children to believe they can be overcomers in life. Mabel is also the author of The Double Dutch Club Series and The Also Rans Series. She currently serves on the board of directors of C.A.R.E. Ministries and lives in New Jersey with her husband, Bishop Charles V. Singletary. They are the parents of two children.