Campbell Colby was born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester County, NY. She abandoned her private school education in kindergarten and has been happily homeschooling ever since....view moreCampbell Colby was born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester County, NY. She abandoned her private school education in kindergarten and has been happily homeschooling ever since. She finished this book at age fifteen, working faithfully every day for over a year to resolve the mystery of the Ivory Butterflies, before finally presenting the completed manuscript to her family.view less