Kate BattagliaKate Battaglia is 17 years old, born in 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in Wellesley, MA where she attended schools through the 6th grade. Her family then moved to Dallas, Texas, where Kate and her younger sister enrolled in a north Dalas school. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kate attended school digitally, later switching to face-to-face classrooms. Many of her peers contracted COVID; she herself had one false positive test, and later chose to be vaccinated. Kate loves her dog Fenway, enjoys a variety of sports (especially snow-skiing), and loves to write. She is ambitious, taking numerous Advanced Placement and Honors classes in this, her junior high school year. She has been published in her high school literary magazine, and won a grade-level school award for English. Spending summers in Montana, Kate has also been published in Explore Big Sky. In her 101 Tips for Surviving a Pandemic: A Generation Z Guidebook, Kate speaks for Gen Z-those born near the year 2000. Her tips are at times surprising, showing readers how positive and creative Gen Zers can be. Read More Read Less