Paul Volponi is a bestselling author, journalist and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have received a dozen American Library Association honors and his novel Black and White was a winner of the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award. Volponi is also the author of four nonfiction books for young adults, including The Great G.O.A.T. Debate: The Best of the Best in Everything from Sports to Science and Superhero Smart: Real-World Facts behind Comic Book Characters. Volponi resides in New York City.