Samantha San Miguel is a middle-grade novelist who grew up in Florida, sandwiched between ocean and estuary, giving her a respect for wildlife, especially the kind that can eat you. She’s spent hours scanning for sea monsters, but the only ones she’s spotted so far have been in her imagination. Samantha dreams of one day seeing the landscapes from her abuelito’s stories of Cuba. When not reading and writing, you can find Sam dancing, running triathlons, or hanging out with her family.