Wyatt, Melissa

I have had the most boring life of any young adult author, and I ve read a lot of young adult author bios, so I know. I have never sailed to Australia or trekked through Tibet. I have never been a race-car driver, danced on Broadway, or run with the bulls.

I grew up in Weiglestown, Pennsylvania, a little town a few miles north of York, Pennsylvania, which of course is famous for the Peppermint Pattie. I was an accomplished liar as a child, though I didn t lie to be mean or to weasel out of things. I just made up things to make myself seem more interesting to friends, teachers, and t...