About the Author

Connie Jordan Green lives on a farm in East Tennessee with her husband and two cats and two dogs. Her weekly column for the Loudon County News Herald is in its 36th year. She writes stories for young people, poetry, and novels. The novels received various awards: The War at Home was placed on the ALA List of Best Books for Young Adults, both books were selected by the New York City Library as books for the Teen Age, The War at Home was nominated to the 1991-92 Volunteer State Book Award Master List, and Emmy was selected as a Notable 1992 Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications and has won awards. She has two chapbooks from Finishing Line Press, Slow Children Playing and Regret Comes to Tea. She was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the East Tennessee Hall of Fame for Writers. She teaches for the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning (ORICL), and leads writing workshops. She and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren.