Jessie Ann Foley is the author of THE CARNIVAL AT BRAY, NEIGHBORHOOD GIRLS, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD, BREDA'S ISLAND, and AGATHA MAY AND THE ANGLERFISH.

She is the recipient of a Printz honor, a William C. Morris Award finalist, and many other awards. Her books have been named to best-of-the-year lists by Kirkus Reviews, YALSA, Booklist, Bank Street, Entertainment Weekly, New York Public Library, and many other organizations, and appear on school and library reading lists across the United States.

Jessie spent ten years as a high school English teacher before becoming a full-time author. She is also a Diet Coke and mozzarella stick enthusiast, mom of four, and lifelong Chicagoan.