Carolyn Meyer
is the author of more than forty books for middle school and young adult
readers, including Isabel,
Jewel of Castilla for the Royal Diaries series. Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, White Lilacs, Drummers
of Jericho, Gideon’s
People, and Jubilee Journey were
all named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her
novel, Mary, Bloody Mary, was
named a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.