Steve Brezenoff is the author of the young adult novels The Absolute Value of -1 , which won the IPPY Gold Medal for young adult fiction, and Brooklyn, Burning , which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book, was a Best Fiction for Young Adults selection by the American Library Association, and won the ForeWord Book of the Year Gold Medal for young adult fiction. Born on Long Island, Steve now lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter, Sam and Etta. His main is a Blood Elf monk, but he's been known to run a Night Elf priest from time to time.