Yvonne Ventresca’s Crystal-Kite-winning YA debut, Pandemic, continues to be a timely read about surviving a widespread deadly virus. Her other published works include Black Flowers, White Lies (winner of a Gold “IPPY” for best YA fiction) and several short stories. Yvonne holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @YvonneVentresca, or visit her website, YvonneVentresca.com, where she features resources for teen writers.