Gail Nall lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family and more cats than necessary. She grew up skating, and as a teenager working at the local rink, she rented skates and made nachos (but not at the same time). She spends her early mornings writing contemporary middle grade fiction, her days writing grants for a non-profit, and her evenings reading and trying to stay up past eight o'clock. Her obsessions include hiking and camping, travel, history, and food. Gail is the author of the middle grade novels BREAKING THE ICE and YOU'RE INVITED (co-written with Jen Malone), both from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster. Her upcoming novels include her YA debut, EXIT STAGE LEFT (EpicReads Impulse/Harper, 9/8/15), and the middle grade books YOU'RE INVITED TOO (Aladdin/S&S, 2/2/16) and OUT OF TUNE (Aladdin/S&S, Fall 2016).