Mary Cecilia Jackson has worked as a middle school teacher, an adjunct instructor of college freshman, a technical writer and editor, a speechwriter, a museum docent, and a development officer for central Virginia’s PBS and NPR stations. Her first novel, Sparrow, was an honor recipient of the SCBWI Sue Alexander Award and a young adult finalist in the Writers’ League ofTexas manuscript contest. She lives with her husband and two cranky beagles in Black Mountain, NC.