ANN M. MARTIN is the author of the Baby-Sitters Club and Main Street series; the novels Belle Teal, A Corner of the Universe (winner of the Newbery Honor), Here Today, and On Christmas Eve, as well as the Doll People novels (written with Laura Godwin and illustrated by Brian Selznick); and the novels P. S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More, written with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in Upstate New York with her beloved dog, Sadie, whose mother was a stray, and several rescued cats.