Biography
Jean Ferris started to write when she was seven years old, keeping a diary. Jean moved around frequently, attending three high schools and Stanford University, for a B.A. and an M.A. in speech pathology and audiology. Ferris wrote her first novel for young adults (Amen, Moses Gardenia, published in 1983) when one of her children's 14 year old friends tried to commit suicide. Since then she tried writing screenplays, adult mystery, adult historical novels, and middle-grade novels, but nothing suited her as well as writing for teens. Her two daughters are full grown, and they are both teachers. Jean Ferris' hobbies and interests are: traveling, reading, long walks with friends, movies, theater, and reading books onto tape for the Braille Institute.
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