Sheela Chari

Sheela Chari was born in Bangalore, India, and now lives in New York. She has degrees from Stanford University, Boston University, and New York University, where she eceived an MFA in creative writing. Vanished is her first novel. It was chosen as a 2012 Children’s Literature Honor Book by the Asian/Pacific-American Library Association (APALA), nominated for an Edgars Award for best juvenile mystery, and was featured as an Al’s Book Club Pick on the Today show.