Lisa Papademetriou was born August 25, 1971 and grew up in Houston, Texas. She went to West University Elementary School, Lanier Middle School, and Episcopal High School of Houston.
She has worked in an editorial capacity at Scholastic, HarperCollins, and Disney Press. She has written or adapted over thirty books for young readers.
Lisa lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog, playing guitar, dancing around the house to 80's music, and eating at the vegetarian cafe (even though she isn't vegetarian).
