John David Anderson was born a long time ago to parents who loved him deeply and pretended to understand him sometimes. In 1983 he won the prestigious third place trophy in Little League and improved his handwriting grade from a D to a C. He is the author of critically acclaimed books for young people. He enjoys both writing and reading as a means of escape, though he’s not always sure what he’s running from (bills? feelings of inadequacy?). He attempts to use the Force on a daily basis, mostly to get his son to eat. As yet he is unsuccessful.