About the Author

Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of seventeen published and forthcoming books for children. She is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. She has worked in elementary education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from board books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book. Nikki's latest titles include Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story and the Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane (Book 4 in the series) . Additional titles include A Star Like Jesse Owens, The Little Christmas Elf, Treasure Hunt (Reality Show Series) , and four more books in Capstone's Girls Survive Series: Noelle At Sea: A Titanic Survival Story, Ann Fights For Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story, Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story and Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story. In 2022 and 2023, Our Beautiful Colors (Little Golden Book) and the 4-title Brown Baby Parade Board Book series (Random House) will be released.