Ashley Hope P�©rez is the author of three novels: Out of Darkness (2015), The Knife and the Butterfly (2012), and What Canâ??t Wait (2011). Out of Darkness received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews, which called the novel â??a powerful, layered tale of love in times of unrelenting racism.â?? What Canâ??t Wait and The Knife and the Butterfly appear on YALSAâ??s 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults and 2015 Popular Paperbacks lists. Ashley holds a doctorate in comparative literature and teaches at The Ohio State University. She lives in Columbus with her husband and their two sons, Liam Miguel and Ethan Andr�©s. Visit her online at www.ashleyperez.com and find her on Facebook and Twitter (@ashleyhopeperez). She is also a founding blogger for www.latinosinkidlit.com, an online guide to literature by Latina/o authors and literature that engages with Latina/o experiences.