A former language arts teacher and Northern Kentucky University instructor, Linda Gondosch has written eleven books for children, including picture books, early chapter books, middle grade fiction and nonfiction published by Lerner Publishing Group, Random House, and others. WHO NEEDS A BRATTY BROTHER? won the Kentucky Bluegrass Children's Choice Award. Also, HOW DID TEA AND TAXES SPARK A REVOLUTION? was named an Honor Book by the Society of School Librarians International. Gondosch earned a BS in Education from Ohio University and a Master of Education from Northern Kentucky University. She has spoken at over 200 schools and libraries about books and the writing process. Many of Gondosch's books were inspired by her own childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as by the adventures of her four children who were raised in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Today Gondosch lives with her husband in Richmond, Texas, near Houston. They enjoy traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, visiting historic sites. After seeing the Mission of San Francisco, Gondosch was inspired to write her latest book, JUNIPERO SERRA: FOUNDER OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS. For more information, see http://www.LindaGondosch.com
