Trudi Trueit writes stories packed with adventure, mystery, friendship, and hope; stories that reminds us to forge our own path and be our own hero! She is the author of the award-winning EXPLORER ACADEMY series (National Geographic, Under the Stars), which was chosen as an Amazon Prime Book Box selection, featured as an Amazon Editors' Gift Pick for Readers Grades 4 to 6, and named one of Barnes and Noble Best Books for Young Readers. Her more than 100 fiction and nonfiction children's titles include MY TOP SECRET DARES and DON'TS, THE SISTER SOLUTION, STEALING POPULAR, and THE SECRETS OF A LAB RAT series (Simon & Schuster). Born and raised in Seattle, WA she lives in the Northwest with her photographer husband and three cats. And Trudi Trueit IS her real name (by marriage).