Mark Peter Hughes was born in Liverpool, England, and grew up in Barrington, Rhode Island. Mark Peter Hughesrsquo;s first novel, I Am the Wallpaper, was a Childrenrsquo;s Book Sense 76 Summer Pick and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. His second, Lemonade Mouth, was a Book Sense Childrenrsquo;s Spring Pick, a Richiersquo;s Pick, a Bank Street College of Education Best Childrenrsquo;s Book of the Year (Outstanding Merit), an ASTAL Rhode Island Book of the Year Award winner, and a Boston Authors Club Award finalist. From the Hardcover edition.