Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden, one of America's most popular teen fiction writers. Pike was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1954, but later grew up in Los Angeles. Pike took on various jobs before writing Slumber Party, Weekend, and Chain Letter, all of which became bestsellers. Currently, Pike has written over 30 books, seven of which were simultaneous best sellers on the Young Adult Top Ten Bestsellers List.