Sherri L. Smith is the author of numerous acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books for young people, including Pearl: A Graphic Novel, art by Christine Norrie; American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky, co-authored with Elizabeth Wein; Flygirl, the winner...

Sherri L. Smith is the author of numerous acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books for young people, including Pearl: A Graphic Novel, art by Christine Norrie; American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky, co-authored with Elizabeth Wein; Flygirl, the winner of the California Book Awards' Gold Medal; The Blossom and the Firefly, the winner of the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; and Orleans. She teaches creative writing at Hamline University.