Mercy (23 page)

If you're interested in more details about the New England vampire tradition, Michael E. Bell's excellent book,
Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires
, is a fascinating read, and Christopher Rondina's
Vampires of New England
is spine-tingling entertainment.

S
arah L. Thomson has published more than twenty-five books for young readers. A versatile writer, she has created fiction and nonfiction, poetry and prose, fantasy and realism, for age levels from kindergarten through high school. Her books include an adventure about two friends who rescue a dragon's egg, a picture-book biography of Abraham Lincoln, and a young readers' version of the best-selling title,
Three Cups of Tea
, along with poetry for picture-book readers and nonfiction I-Can-Read titles about tigers, whales, sharks, gorillas, and snakes.

Photo by Mark Mattos

The Washington Post
said that the plot of Sarah's book,
The Manny
, is “worthy of Jane Austen,” and
Booklist
called her
Arthurian novel,
The Dragon's Son
, “a spellbinding tale of love, intrigue, and betrayal.” Her biography of Abraham Lincoln,
What Lincoln Said
, was reviewed in
People
magazine, and her fantasy novel,
Dragon's Egg
, was the winner of the 2007 Maine Lupine Award.

A former children's book editor for HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, Thomson now lives in Portland, Maine, with her young daughter and two cats, who help with her writing by lying on the piece of paper she needs most.

Learn more about Sarah's work at
www.sarahlthomson.com
.