Emily Cheney NevilleEmily Neville was born in Manchester, Connecticut, and graduated from Bryn Mawr College. Before she wrote her Newbery Medal-winning first novel, It's Like This, Cat, she worked as a newspaper reporter in New York City. <em>Her other books for children include Berries Goodman, an ALA Notable Book; The Bridge, a picture book illustrated by Ronald Himler; and The China Year. Read More Read Less