Rick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of a new series The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan (pronounced Ryer'-dan), a bedtime story shared with his oldest son was just the beginning of his journey into the world of children's books.

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Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. He wrote his first book when he was only 12 years old. He now has more than 65 novels to his credit, and more than a million books in print, including Swindle, the Island series, and the #1 New York Times bestseller, One False Note.

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Peter Lerangis is the author of over 150 books, which have sold nearly 3 million copies. He is the author of The Spy X series, The Watchers series, Smiler's Bones, and now, The Sword Thief.

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Jude Watson is currently the most celebrated author in the prequel-era of the Star Wars phenomenon. She's no stranger to science fiction — her own series, entitled Danger.com, is a mystery series based on the Internet. Jude is the author of the fourth book in the 39 Clues series, Beyond the Grave, on sale June 2nd!

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Patrick Carman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Land of Elyon and Atherton series’. He has run his own advertising agency, created board games, founded a mentoring program, and now has written Book Five in the bestselling 39 Clues series.

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Linda Sue Park started writing children's books in the mid-90's, first retelling Korean folktales and later working on her novels. She is the Newbery Medal winner for A Single Shard and is now the author of the ninth book in The 39 Clues series: Storm Warning.

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Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many memorable novels for young readers, including Takeoffs and Landings, The Girl with 500 Middle Names, Turnabout, and Running Out of Time. Among the Betrayed is the third book in a sequence that includes Among the Hidden and Among the Impostors.

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