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Kristen Tracy is a novelist and poet. She’s published many books for teens and people both younger and older than that. She also spent some time volunteering as a gardener on Alcatraz. She now lives in Rhode Island with her husband, Brian Evenson, and their lively son, Max. Her new book, TOO COOL FOR THIS SCHOOL, comes out this August from Random House. Visit her at www.kristentracy.com