Mike Lupica is the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including Fantasy League, QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, he writes for New York's Daily News.
Michele Santopietro is a New York–based actress who has appeared in HBO's The Sopranos and Law & Order. A talented and versatile voice artist, she has narrated several aubiobooks, including The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell and While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky.