*Larocca, Rajani: -Rajani LaRoccais a physician and an author of books for young readers, such as Midsummer's Mayhem and Seven Golden Rings . She won a Newbery Honor in 2022 for her novel Red, White, and Whole. She was born in Bangalore, India, and immigrated to the United States when she was very y...

*Larocca, Rajani: -Rajani LaRoccais a physician and an author of books for young readers, such as Midsummer's Mayhem and Seven Golden Rings . She won a Newbery Honor in 2022 for her novel Red, White, and Whole. She was born in Bangalore, India, and immigrated to the United States when she was very young. She now lives in eastern Massachusetts with her family. You can find her online at rajanilarocca.com. Abhi Alwaris an Indian American illustrator and designer based in NYC. She is the illustrator of Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates *, written by Cheryl Klein.