Paton, Priscilla: - Priscilla Paton grew up on a dairy farm in Maine. She received a B.A. from Bowdoin College and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Boston College. A former college professor, she has taught in Kansas, Texas, Florida, Ohio, and Minnesota. She has previously published a children's book, HOWARD AND THE SITTER SURPRISE, and a book on Robert Frost and Andrew Wyeth, ABANDONED NEW ENGLAND. She married into the Midwest and lives with her husband in Northfield, Minnesota. When not writing, she participates in community advocacy and literacy programs, takes photos of birds, and contemplates (fictional) murder.