Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including ADA’S VIOLIN; ALIAS ANNA; DOUBLE TAKE, HARBORING HOPE; THE LAST STRAW: Kids vs. Plastics; LIFEBOAT 12; SHAKING THINGS UP: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World; and WE ARE ONE: How the World Adds Up. Before launching a full-time writing career, Susan worked as an editor and writer at Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, and Nick Jr.
Susan enjoys spending her summers on the water—swimming, kayaking, and sailing with her husband, daughters, and grandchildren along the New England coast. Visit Susan at susanhoodbooks.com

Awards

Susan is the recipient of the E.B. White Honor Award, two Christopher Awards, the Américas Award, the SCBWI Golden Kite Award, and two Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Awards, given to “a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people.” Susan’s books have won many state reading awards and been honored as Bank Street Best Books of the Year and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. Selected titles have been named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book, a NCTE Notable Poetry Book, a NSTA Best Stem Book of the Year, and an Amazon Teachers’ Pick.

3 Fun Facts

1. My great, great grandfather was a lighthouse keeper.
2. I was the youngest child in my hometown with a library card.
3. I’ve had lunch with Big Bird.