Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Tracie Vaughn Zimmer is an American author of children's and young adult books born c. 1969 in West Chester, Ohio. She earned degrees from Ohio State University and Miami University and worked as a special education teacher, reading specialist, and freelance writer, creating over 80 teacher guides.Cleveland Public Library.com, Bloomsbury. Notable works include Reaching for Sun (Schneider Family Book Award winner), Sketches from a Spy Tree, 42 Miles, and poetry collections like Cousins of Clouds and Steady Hands: Poems about Work.