Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Award winner, A Single Shard; the NY Times perpetual bestseller, A Long Walk to Water; and the APALA Honor title Prairie Lotus. She serves on the advisory boards of WNDB, SCBWI, and the Rabbit hOle national children’s literature museum project; she also created the website kiBooka.com, a listing of kids’ books by Korean Americans and Korean Diaspora.