Wittlinger, Ellen

Ellen Wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels "Parrotfish", "Blind Faith", "Sandpiper", "Heart on My Sleeve", "Zigzag", and "Hard Love" (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book and a Lambda Literary Award winner), and its sequel "Love & Lies: Marisol s Story". She has a bachelor s degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an MFA from the University of Iowa. A former children s librarian, she lives with her husband in Haydenville, Massachusetts.