Nova Ren Suma is the author of the YA novel THE WALLS AROUND US (Algonquin, 2015), which was named the #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick for Spring 2015, a Best YA Book of the Month by Amazon, and a Best Book of 2015 by The Boston Globe, NPR, School Library Journal, and the Horn Book. She also wrote the YA novels IMAGINARY GIRLS (Dutton, 2011) and 17 & GONE (Dutton, 2013), which were both named 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound by YALSA. Her first book, the middle-grade novel DANI NOIR (S&S/Aladdin, 2009), was reissued in paperback as FADE OUT (Simon Pulse, 2012) and was named a Top 10 Editors' Pick for 2009 by Amazon. Her short story "The Birds of Azalea Street" appears in the new YA horror anthology SLASHER GIRLS & MONSTER BOYS (Dial, 2015). She is from various small towns across the Hudson Valley and now lives in New York City. For more about Nova, visit novaren.com.