Kathleen Tracy has been a journalist for over twenty years. Her writing has been featured in magazines including The Toronto Star’s “Star Week,” A&E Biography magazine, KidScreen, and TV Times. She is also the author of numerous books for Mitchell Lane Publishers, including The Fall of the Berlin Wall; Paul Cézanne; The Story of September 11, 2001; and Class Trip: San Diego. Tracy grew up 40 miles from the Chicago Loop and while in grade school regularly visited the city on weekend family excursions. The summer before moving to California to attend UCLA, Tracy worked at the Holiday Inn on Lake Shore Drive and spent most lunch breaks in one of the city’s many parks. Her favorite places included the Egyptian exhibit at the Field Museum, Grant Park, and Wrigley Field, where she attended the Cubs’ opening home game every year until moving to California.