Allison Gutknecht is the author of multiple books for young readers, including the Pet Pals series, Sing Like Nobody's Listening , Spring Break Mistake , The Bling Queen , and the Mandy Berr series. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she earned her master's degree in children's media and literature from NYU. Allison grew up in Voorhees, New Jersey, and now lives in New York City. Stevie Lewis grew up in Southern California and works in the animation industry as a visual development artist. She studied computer animation at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, rock climbing, baking cookies, browsing thrift shops, and drinking delicious coffee! She lives in San Francisco with her two little dogs.