About the Author

Jeri Watts worked as a public-school teacher for twenty-seven years before becoming a professor. She has written numerous short stories, as well as Keepers, a picture book. Kizzy Ann Stamps is her first middle-grade novel. About the inspiration behind it, she says, "My first six years, in the early sixties, were spent on a farm in Bedford County, Virginia, which was, of course, part of the inspiration for Kizzy Ann. I was excited to be a part of integration, seeing people strive for the best in themselves and others and learning to look at things from a different point of view -- that was an important part of the humanity of integration, to think outside yourself." Jeri Watts lives in Lynchburg, Virginia, with her husband. QUINCY TYLER BERNSTINE is an award-winning stage actress who has appeared on and off-Broadway and in many regional theaters across the country.Her onscreen work includes the films Red Hook Summer and Rachel Getting Married, and many television appearances. She has recorded numerous audio books including several in the Disney Fairies series. Quincy is a graduate of Brown University and The University of California, San Diego.