"Now I'm in 7th grade and things are getting complicated. Should I wear makeup or not? Am I pretty? What does it mean to be a 7th grader? I have lots of questions but no answers."
Marissa Moss has written more than seventy books, from picture books to middle-grade and young adult novels. Best known for the Amelia's Notebook series, her books are popular with teachers and children alike. Her picture book Barbed Wire Baseball won the California Book Award gold medal. Moss is also the founder of Creston Books, an independent children's publishing house.