Lisa Klein

Lisa Klein is an American author of YA historical fiction novels. Lisa grew up on Peoria, Illinois. She earned her doctorate in English from Indiana University. She became an assistant professor at Ohio State University, but left when she was denied tenure. Lisa decided to stay at home and raise her two sons, meanwhile trying her hand at writing. She discovered that she had a passion for both history and storytelling, and got to know several authors who wrote for younger readers. She figured that if they could do it, so could she. Lisa reads close to a hundred books of year – fiction, non-fiction, English, German. She also likes to garden, cook, travel, and shop at thrift stores. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, and has two adult sons.