Karen Halvorsen Schreck’s latest novel, BROKEN GROUND, will be published by Simon & Schuster’s Howard books in May 2016. Her most recent novel, SING FOR ME (Spring, 2014) was called “Impressive . . . a well-wrought and edifying page-turner” by Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review). Her other novels include While He Was Away, a Finalist for the 2012 Oklahoma Young Adult Book Award, and Dream Journal, a 2006 Young Adult BookSense Pick. Her published short stories and articles have received various awards, including a Pushcart Prize and an Illinois State Arts Council Grant.

Karen received her doctorate in English and Creative from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She works as a freelance writer and editor, teaches writing and literature, and lives with her husband, the photographer Greg Halvorsen Schreck, and their two children in Wheaton, Illinois.