Deborah Davis, editor of You Look Too Young to Be a Mom: Teen Mothers Speak Out on Love, Learning, and Success, is the author of three novels for young people: Not Like You (Clarion; received starred review from School Library Journal), My Brother Has AIDS (Atheneum; received starred review in Publishers Weekly), and The Secret of the Seal (Crown; an IRA Teachers Choice).

Deborah worked for six years with teenagers in wilderness challenge and community service programs. She was inspired to compile the essays for You Look Too Young to be a Mom after providing labor support to birthing teens and teaching a weekly writing class to teen mothers at a Seattle alternative high school.

Deborah speaks to large groups and teaches writing workshops in schools. She has presented at national and regional conferences, including the International Reading Association, the Healthy Teen Network, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives with her family in Berkeley, CA.

For more information about Deborah, her books, and her writing workshops, please visit http://www.deborahdavisauthor.com.