Jamie Handling, the author of Keridwen and In The Middle, is a high school English and Creative Writing teacher in Northern California. From an early age, she knew writing was her passion, leading her to a degree in English-Creative Writing from California State University, East Bay. Teacher by day, writer by night, she spends most of her time focusing on the written word. She lives with her husband, two children, and dogs while drawing inspiration for her writing from the numerous teens she’s encountered throughout her career.