The Great Trouble (22 page)

Deborah Hopkinson is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including
A Boy Called Dickens
, a Kids’ Indie Next List Selection;
Annie and Helen
, a Junior Library Guild Selection;
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book and a
Boston Globe–Horn Book
Honor Book; and
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
, winner of the IRA Children’s Book Award. She is also the author of
Into the Firestorm
, a novel for young readers about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.

Deborah Hopkinson lives with her family in Oregon, where she serves as vice president for advancement at Pacific Northwest College of Art. Please visit her online at
Deborah​Hopkinson.​com
.