Carroll, Katie L.: - Award-winning author Katie L. Carroll began writing after her 16-year-old sister, Kylene, unexpectedly passed away. Since then writing has taken her to many wonderful places-both real and imagined. She wrote her YA fantasy ELIXIR BOUND, winner of the 2019 Connecticut Author Project for Best YA, and its sequel ELIXIR SAVED so Kylene could live on in the pages of a book. Katie's other novels include the YA thrillers BLACK BUTTERFLYS: SPY AGENTS, BOOKS ONE and ONLY DARK EDGES and the middle grade books WITCH TEST and PIRATE ISLAND. Her Family Holiday Tales picture books, illustrated by Phoebe Cho, include MOMMY'S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, DADDY'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, and GRAMMY'S HALLOWEEN SCARE. She is also the author of the picture book THE BEDTIME KNIGHT, illustrated by Erika Baird, and the nonfiction books SELFIES FROM MARS: THE TRUE STORY OF MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY and THE GREAT VOYAGERS: EARTH'S INTERGALACTIC AMBASSADORS. She teaches writing and publishing workshops for children and adults and works as a freelance writer. Visit her website at katielcarroll.com.