Sean BeaudoinSean Beaudoin is the author of three cutting-edge young adult novels, including You Killed Wesley Payne. About The Infects, his first novel with Candlewick Press, he says, "A new study just released by the Mayo Clinic shows that reading about brain mnching actually increases teen brain cognition by up to 46 percent. I didn't want to write a book about ravenous zombies, but in light of the study, I felt it was my moral and ethical duty to do so. Also, it was ridiculously fun." He lives in Seattle with his family. Read More Read Less