Amy Cherrix

Amy Cherrix's books have received starred reviews, been chosen as Indie Next selections, won Junior Library Guild awards, and named to Kirkus and Bank Street College best-books-of-the-year lists. She is the author of the acclaimed young adult non-fiction book, In the Shadow of the Moon: America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race; the picture books, Animal Architects and Good Night, Little Bookstore; as well as two middle grade nonfiction books in the award-winning Scientists in the Field series: Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife, and Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code--a finalist for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in middle grade science books.

Her forthcoming picture book, Animal Superpowers--illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon, will be published by Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane Books in 2024.

Amy lives in North Carolina. Visit www.amycherrix.com.