Cecilia Galante writes books for children, middle-school kids, young adults, and adults. Her children's books include the Little Wings series and her middle grade novels include Willowood, Hershey Herself, The Summer of May, and The World from up Here. Her young adult novels include The Patron Saint of Butterflies, The Sweetness of Salt, and Be Not Afraid. Her first novel for adults was entitled The Invisibles. She teaches eighth-grade English at Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School and is on the creative writing faculty at Wilkes University.