T J HendrixTeresa Joan Hendrix started writing fiction for middle schoolers and young adults after a long career in non-fiction writing. She spent 11 years as a daily newspaper reporter on California's Central Coast, and another 14 years in university public reations, web and social media marketing.When she's not writing middle grade fiction, she's a freelance writer and web content creator.She has two grown daughters, two granddaughters and four granddogs. She lives in Sonoma County wine country with her husband and Maggie the Beagle-Jack. She grew up spending summers deep in the Mendocino redwoods, which inspired her first book, "The Pack." She's already working on a sequel. Read More Read Less