About the Author

Laura Armitage was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Andover, NH. After receiving her BA in English from the University of NH, Laura pursued a teaching career in Seoul, Korea. For four years she taught at the middle and high school levels and was an instructor for the Seoul Ministry of Education. While there, she translated the postscript of Escaped Children from North Korea by Jiyon Kim. Laura returned to the U.S. in 2002 to translate for the Korean Short Track Speed Skating Team at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She then earned her U.S. K-8 teaching certification, furthering her teaching career in the U.S. She has taught at the elementary and middle school levels in the U.S. and currently teaches 5th grade at Franklin Middle School in Franklin, New Hampshire.