Leila Howland
<p>Leila Howland was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Georgetown University, Leila spent five years acting in New York, where she was a company member of the award-winning Flea Theater in Tribeca. <em>The Forget-Me-Not Summer</em> is her middle grade debut. She has also written two YA novels: <em>Nantucket Blue</em>, for which she was named a <em>Publishers Weekly</em> "Flying Start," and <em>Nantucket Red</em>. Leila now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, baby boy, and two dogs.</p>