Karl Beckstrand is the award-winning author of 16 books and more than 40 ebooks. Raised in San Jose, CA, USA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. A publisher with traditional and digital publishing experience, Beckstrand speaks about both kinds of publishing. He has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, library and humanities organizations, festivals and schools. He has lived abroad and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's nationally-lauded activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), ebook mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Nook/iBooks, Amazon, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, U.S. Congressional Record, and Papercrafts Magazine. http: //GozoBooks.com, https: //www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com