Harry Mazerย is an acclaimed author with numerous novels to his credit, includingย Snow Bound, Who Is Eddie Leonard?ย (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults),ย The Island Keeper, andย Someone's Mother Is Missing. He and his wife, novelist Norma Fox Mazer, are the authors ofย The Solid Gold Kidย (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice) andย Bright Days, Stupid Nights. Harry is also the editor of the short story anthologyย Twelve Shotsย (an ALA Quick Pick), for which he wrote the story "Until the Day He Died."The Mazers have four grown children and divide their time between Jamesville, New York, and New York City.