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Born in Santa Barbara and educated at New York University before earning her master's in fiction from the University of Southern California, Rachel Hochhauser has established herself as both a compelling storyteller and successful entrepreneur.

Katherine Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia (1977), which won the Newbery Medal in 1978.

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