Mary Quijano grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. After college, shewent to Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer and lived there fortwelve years, teaching at a bilingual school after her service ended.Two selections about her adventures in Honduras appear in Gatherthe Fruit One by One. She currently teaches third grade at LongsCreek Elementary in San Antonio, Texas, where she continuesto enjoy the riddle adventure with her students. When she's notteaching, Mary loves to travel and explore new places. She liveswith her husband in San Antonio, Texas.