Marina Budhos has published two adult novels, The Professor of Light (Putnam, 1999), House of Waiting (Global City Press, 1995) and nonfiction book, Remix: Conversations With Immigrant Teenagers (Henry Holt, 1999). Her first book for children was the well-received Ask Me No Questions, winner of a James Cook Teen Book award, and will soon be made into a feature film. Additionally, she has received an EMMA (Exceptional Merit Media Award) and a Rona Jaffe Award for Women Writers. Ms. Budhos has been a Fulbright Scholar to India, has given talks throughout the country and abroad, and has taught at several universities and colleges. She is currently an associate professor of English at William Paterson University. She lives with her husband, Marc Aronson, and their two sons in Maplewood, New Jersey. You can visit her online at www.marinabudhos.com.