Kasie West

Kasie West lives with her family in Central California, where the heat tries to kill her with its hundred-plus degree stretches. When not writing she loves to wakeboard and eat lots of mint-filled chocolate. She graduated from Fresno State University with a bachelor's degree that has nothing to do with writing. Visit her online at kasiewest.com. Her debut young adult novel from HarperTeen due out Feb. 2013 is called Pivot Point. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the book "a fascinating exploration of how life can change with one simple choice."