Judy Dodge Cummings writes fiction and nonfiction for children and teens from her home in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. She is the author of many nonfiction books for the school and library market. History informs Cummings' writing. She taught high school history for 26 years, a career that shaped her story-telling skills. Cummings earned two BA's from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, one in Psychology and one in Social Science, and a MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University.
