About the Author

Kristine E. Brickey lives in a small Michigan town with her husband, two dogs, donkeys, and her horse. The mother of two, she has also spent twenty-six years teaching children in the public school system-nine years in elementary and seventeen in middle school, with a focus on language arts.

Brickey holds a master's degree in reading and is particularly interested in working with boys and literacy issues. She is always looking for ways to encourage young writers as well as young readers and started a middle school writing club to promote opportunities for her students.

Inspired by a conversation with her son, Brickey wrote the candid and poignant YA novel Flowers for Rodney to inspire teens and start an honest conversation that parents can engage in with their children.