Mary E. Lyons is a former reading specialist and school librarian with twenty-three years of experience at all grade levels. She began sharing the lost stories of women and African Americans with young people in 1980. Now a full-time writer, her books are a way to continue what she began as a teacher. Her latest interests are Irish-American history and ancient history.
−*about the author,* [The Lyon's Den](https://lyonsdenbooks.com/aboutmel.htm).
In addition to her works for younger readers, she has also written several adult nonfiction books about the history of the Blue Ridge Railroad in Virginia.
