Karen Strong is the critically acclaimed author of middle grade novels Just South of Home, Eden’s Everdark, and The Secret Dead Club. She is also a Star Wars contributor featured in Stories of Jedi and Sith, and the editor of the young adult anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. Her work has been praised by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Library Journal and has also received recognition as a Cybils Award Finalist, Ignyte Award Finalist, BCCB Blue Ribbon selection, and Junior Library Guild Gold selection. Born and raised in rural Georgia, Karen is an avid lover of strong coffee, yellow flowers, and night skies.
