Maria Padian
<DIV><B>Maria Padian</B> has a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. She is a freelance writer, essayist, and author of young adult novels, including <I>Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress, Jersey Tomatoes Are the Best, </I>and<I> Out of Nowhere</I>. Maria lives with her family in Brunswick, Maine. Visit her online at mariapadian.com and find her on Twitter: @mpadian.</DIV>