Maddie Marcarelli was twelve when she first started writing this book, and through the years she has refined it, until finally, at nineteen, it is out in stores. Maddie would write stories ever sin...view moreMaddie Marcarelli was twelve when she first started writing this book, and through the years she has refined it, until finally, at nineteen, it is out in stores. Maddie would write stories ever since she could pick up a pen and read them to her friends and family. She now lives in Thousand Oaks, California and is ready to publish the second book of The Journey series. She will never give up on her writing because God has given her a gift she can use to bring glory to Him.view less