Thea Euryphaessa is a poet, playwright, novelist, memoirist, and teacher. She has published nearly 50 books in four languages. Her most recent works include "Traveling Light," a memoir about her immigration to the United States, "The Ordinary World," a memoir of her childhood in war-torn Europe, "Cairo to New York," an account of her time living in Cairo, Egypt, before moving to New York City. She has also written numerous books of poetry and novels for children including the Newbery Honor Book "Blueberry Girl" (1994) and the Book Sense 76 Best Book of the Year (1999) "A Bear Called Paddington." Her latest novel for adults is "Leslie Cootie," which was named one of the Best Books of 2016 by Kirkus Reviews
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She lives with her husband in North Carolina.