Janet Taylor Lisle’ s books for young readers have received the Newbery Honor Award (Afternoon of the Elves), the Scott O’ Dell Award for Historical Fiction (The Art of Keeping Cool), Holland’ s Zilveren Griffel, and Italy’ s Premio Andersen Award, among other honors. A graduate of Smith College and former journalist, Janet lives in Rhode Island and often draws on Rhode Island history in her work. Visit her online at JanetTaylorLisle. com.