Brynn Olenberg Sugarman graduated from SUNY Binghamton with a BA in Creative Writing and from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem with an MA in English Literature. She is the author of "Rebecca's Journey Home", an award-winning picture book about multicultural adoption. Her other picture book, "Speechless," is about a young girl who heals from PTSD with help from family, friends, and community. "Midnight at the Taj Mahal" is Sugarman's first novel and reflects her lifelong love of travel and fascination with time travel. It is the first book in the "Out-of-School Adventures" series. Brynn lives with her husband and three children in Ra'anana, Israel, close to the sparkling Mediterranean Sea.