Sara Latta is the author of eight books for children and young adults, including the recently released STELLA BRITE AND THE DARK MATTER MYSTERY (Charlesbridge Publishing) and the I LIKE THE SEASONS! series (Enslow Publishers). Sara recently earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her next book, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE SLIMY: THE SECRET LIFE OF MICROBES (Enslow Publishers) is due out in September 2006.