Freddi Williams Evans is an award-winning children's book author who focuses on historical fiction for young readers. She has published three books, A Bus of Our Own, The Battle of New Orleans - the Drummer's Story, and Hush Harbor - Praying in Secret. Her articles have appeared in local newspapers, The Storytelling Classroom, and poetry anthologies including From a Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets and Kente Cloth: Southwest Voices of the African Diaspora.Freddi is a native of Madison, Mississippi and holds dual degrees in music and psychology from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS and a graduate degree in creative arts therapy (music) from Hahnemann University, Philadephia, PA. She… has worked with children of all ages andexceptionalities in various public and private settings as a music therapist, arts educator, and arts administrator for over 25 years. In addition to coordinating a public school arts educationprogram, Freddi works as an independent arts education consultant and conducts author visits.She resides in New Orleans.