<p Laura Langston is the award-winning author of fifteen internationally acclaimed books for children and young adults. A former journalist with the CBC, Laura also writes non-fiction for such publications as <em Canadian Gardening</em magazine. When she's not writing, reading or walking her shetland sheepdog, she can be found in the garden or the kitchen. Laura lives with her family and assorted pets in Victoria, British Columbia. Visit <a href="http://www.lauralangston.com" www.lauralangston.com</a for more information.</p <p </p