Mavis Jukes is the award-winning author of several books for children and teenagers, including the Newbery Honor Book
Like Jake and Me . Her other titles include
No One is Going to Nashville ,
Blackberries in the Dark ,
Getting Even ,
Wild Iris Bloom , and
I'll See You in My Dreams . Mavis taught school for several years -- and was a lawyer -- before becoming a children's book writer. She volunteers as an attorney in the area of juvenile defense and is presently a language arts specialist in a public elementary school.
She lives with her husband, the artist Robert Hudson, and their teenage daughters in Sonoma County, California.
