J P HostetlerJake grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, spending his childhood reading. When he was twenty, he moved to Germany then spent a decade living across Europe and Asia, discovering a still-thriving love of travel.His debut children's book, The Sky Belongsto the Dreamers, received a Mom's Choice Gold Award and the first book in his subsequent young adult series, Around Curiosity's Edge, won the Reader's Favorite Book Award for best in Mythology & Fairytale.He currently resides outside of Los Angeles and splits time between writing and working at a biotechnology startup. He has an amazing partner who gives him very honest feedback on all his work and a beagle mix named Dash who remains supportive as long as dinner shows up on time. Learn more about him at www.jphostetler.world. Read More Read Less