Shaneen A. Harris was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. Her first book, The Mystery of the Missing Birthday Cake, was written at the age of nine through the Legion for Literacy progr...view moreShaneen A. Harris was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. Her first book, The Mystery of the Missing Birthday Cake, was written at the age of nine through the Legion for Literacy program. Although she enjoys all forms of literary work, her passion is poetry. She loves that poetry forces you to get to the heart of feelings and experiences and express them in as creative and concise a manner as possible. Poetry is an expression that flows from her and is created from experiences as well as the words revealed as God speaks to her. Shaneen is the proud mother of three children: Seaira, Clayton, and Aniya. She is married to her husband of over 10 years James S. Harris Jr. Shaneen attends The House of The Lord in Akron, Oh. under the leadership of Bishop F. Josephus Johnson II and currently resides in Wadsworth, Oh.view less