REBECCA STEAD is the author of When You Reach Me, which was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston GlobeโHorn Book Award for Fiction, and Liar & Spy, which was also a New York Times bestseller, won the Guardian Prize for Childrenโs Fiction, and was on multiple state master lists and best of the year lists. She also wrote Goodbye Stranger, which was a Boston GlobeโHorn Book Honor Book for Fiction and a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of First Light, which was nominated for many state awards. Her latest book, The List of Things that Will Not Change, has received eight starred reviews. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.com and on Twitter @rebstead.