Jeanette Lane grew up in the Midwest, climbing trees and riding horses. In college, she spent a semester in Japan long before Poké mon were on her radar. These days, she lives in Brooklyn, New York, within several blocks of a few Poké mon gyms and Prospect Park, which has full herds of Eevee rambling in the meadow.
Maria S. Barbo is the author of more than 35 books for young readers, including the original 1999 #1 New York Times bestselling Official Poké mon Handbook. She has also been an editor, an art teacher, and a painter. When she is not working on stories, she can be found playing soccer or biking to the beach. Maria lives in New York City.
Tracey West is the author of the New York Times bestselling series Dragon Masters, for Scholastic Branches. She has written more than 400 books for children, including the Underdogs series, illustrated by Kyla May; the Dragon Hill series, illustrated by Carolina Vá zquez, and the perennially popular Poké mon chapter books. She lives with her husband, adopted dogs, and chickens in the western Catskill mountains of New York State.
