Hale and Dean Hale are the award-winning team behind the "Princess in Black" series, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor novel "Princess Academy" as well as the New York Times best-selling series "Ever After High.” They live in Salt Lake City, Utah and are also the authors of “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World.”