Schneider Family Award winning author Shannon Stocker has written such books as LISTEN: (HOW EVELYN GLENNIE, A DEAF GIRL, CHANGED PERCUSSION), and her debut YA novel STRONGER AT THE SEAMS. Shannon is a fierce advocate for children with disabilities (her daughter is a cancer warrior, her son is neurodivergent, and she is an RSD/CRPS patient who completed medical school). Cool facts: Shannon survived a coma, and once performed two songs as part of an opening act for Blake Shelton. Upcoming books include THE ROACH KING OF RALEIGH (YA from Bling/HarperCollins Focus) and GET A HUG (PB from S&S).