Reni RoxasReni Roxas was born and raised in the Philippines. She holds a BA degree in mass communications from the University of the Philippines and an MA degree in telecommunications from Syracuse University. Reni began her career in New York City, where she orked for CBS News before coming to her senses and shifting to publishing. She spent the next eight years happily working for several publishing houses, including Dial Books for Young Readers (now an imprint of Penguin Random House) and Franklin Watts (now an imprint of Scholastic). In 1991, she co-founded Tahanan Books in Manila, Philippines. Over the next 25 years, Tahanan produced over a hundred titles that celebrate Philippine culture and history.A former resident of Edmonds, Washington, Reni has relocated to Everett, where she lives with her two sons, both twentysomethings. She is still waiting for them to treat her to dinner at a first-class restaurant! Read More Read Less