Melanie Crowder is the acclaimed author of several books for young readers, including the Young Adult titles Jumper, Mazie, Audacity, and An Uninterrupted View of the Sky, as well as Three Pennies, A Nearer Moon and Parched, The Lighthouse between the Worlds, and A Way between Worlds for Middle Grade readers. A West Coast girl at heart, she lives with her family under the big blue Colorado sky.