Alexis O’Neill began her life in South Boston, Massachusetts grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and led trips to Ireland for a theater group from Syracuse, New York for several years. Alexis is the author of children’s books including THE RECESS QUEEN (Scholastic), THE WORST BEST FRIEND (Scholastic), LOUD EMILY (Simon & Schuster), and ESTELA'S SWAP (Lee & Low). She has also written for popular children’s literary magazines including Cobblestone, Calliope, Faces, Odyssey, Spider and Cricket, in which two of her original Irish tales initially appeared. www.alexisoneill.com