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Melissa Liban grew up in Chicago, where she attended high school at the corner of Addison and Western but now lives in Northern Virginia. She received her bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago, where her main focus was traditional animation, but she took some courses in fiction writing as well. Melissa also holds a master's degree in elementary education. Along with having published many books herself, she has also designed book covers for several independent publishing companies, created clip art for a digital scrapbooking website, and has contributed illustrations to an online children’s magazine. She also consumes copious amounts of breakfast cereal.
