Adam Gidwitz 

Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time — which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on the couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with all of his books, everything in them not only happened in the real fairy tales ... it also happened to him. Really. Learn more at www.adamgidwitz.com, on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter: @AdamGidwitz. Photo credit: Lauren Mancia