Christyne is the author of the middle-grade novels Trex, The Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond, Kingdom of Secrets, and the forthcoming THE CASE OF THE SCARLET SNAKEBITE. Trex was named an Eleanor Cameron Notable Book for Excellence in Science Fiction by the American Library Association and has been included on several state reading lists. Christyne is also the author of the poetry book, The Fool Catcher, and the picture book, Abra, Cadabra & Bob, and her poems and stories have appeared in Highlights, Spider, and The School Magazine. When Christyne isn’t writing for kids, she works as an attorney and loves reading, baking, drawing, and playing board games. She lives with her family in Decatur, Georgia.