Samantha Gerschwiler grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her two parents and rescue dog. She started writing Actual Ruby when she was in eighth grade and completed it the day bef...view moreSamantha Gerschwiler grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her two parents and rescue dog. She started writing Actual Ruby when she was in eighth grade and completed it the day before her eighteenth birthday. Samantha loves dogs, bunnies, squirrels, learning languages, writing code, and most importantly writing books.view less