Kimberly writes fiction for children and teens and her Young Adult novel (Touching the Surface—Simon Pulse, Simon & Schuster) was the 2016 Alice Curtis Desmond Award winner. Kimberly regularly volunteers at her local library, mentoring readers and coaching their Mid-Hudson Battle of the Books team. She is also the former NY: Eastern Upstate Co-Assistant Regional Advisor for the SCBWI and continues to be a local volunteer. Kimberly has an M.A. in Special Education from the University of Arizona, but her biggest accomplishment is keeping three boys alive into legal adulthood. She currently lives in New York’s gorgeous Hudson Valley where she loves to hike. She’s represented by Michelle Wolfson of Wolfson Literary Agency and adores being part of the Wolfpack. Kimberly’s favorite pastime—besides eating chocolate ice cream—is finding her spark and sharing what she discovers.