Headful of Stars

Truthfully, I’m bad at a lot of things. I never learned to make kolach, even though my Aunt Presi tried really, really hard, and I barely passed Civics. Everyone passes Civics. I got fired from the counter at Wendy’s after two weeks. I can’t count change in my head—or even really with the register. I…

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Brenna Yovanoff

Brenna Yovanoff was raised in a barn and spent her formative years in Arkansas, in a town heavily populated by snakes, where sometimes they would drop turkeys out of the sky. When she was five, she moved to Colorado, where it snows on a regular basis but never snows turkeys. She is the New York Times Bestselling author of a number of novels, including The Replacement and Places No One Knows. Her most recent book, Stranger Things: Runaway Max, is out now. She lives in Denver with her husband and children. Visit her online at: BrennaYovanoff.com

Xioanny Santiago Ortiz

Xioanny Santiago Ortiz is a digital painter from Puerto Rico. She specializes in illustrating animals and characters that often revolve around themes of fantasy and nature. In addition to illustrating, she’s also a hobbyist photographer and traditional animator. When she isn’t indulging in her creative hobbies, you can find her killing it at Tetris.


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