MARGARET McMULLAN…Margaret is the author of many novels including In My Mother’s House, When I Crossed No-Bob, and Cashay, Sources of Light, Aftermath Lounge, How I Found the Strong, Every Father’s Daughter.  Her work has appeared in many publications including Glamour, The Chicago Tribune, Southern Accents, and Ploughshares.  Her work has garnered numerous awards from “School Library Journal Best Books”, “Books Lists’ Top Ten First Novel for Youth”, “Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters Award for Fiction”, and recently received “2008 Indiana’s Best Young Adult Book Award.”  You can learn more about Margaret by visiting her website at http://www.margaretmcmullan.com