Amy's game is tennis and getting to know Billy Thomas better. Her friend Bunny's game is to send anagrams to Amy and have her send them back. Together they enter a tennis competition and have to deal with twin girls who are obviously cheating. Knowing it is one thing, proving it is another but through the idea of coded messages and other means of communication from a deaf girl who reads lips, and with Billy's help, they are able to prove their point.
Nancy Robison has over 70 published books and 900 short stories and articles for children and young adults. The mother of four sons, she began writing when the boys started school, 30 years ago, and has enjoyed a nice career since. Earlier in her career she was a model, dancer and actress on television and motion pictures. Her first story was published at the age of 14 about her experiences as a TV actress. And she hosted a cablevision show titled, "Author to Author" where she interviewed writers, librarians and illustrators.
Her books have won awards, been made into plays, re-printed in other languages and recently available as "e-books". Nancy enjoys visiting schools and talking about creative writing to children. She is also a photographer, likes to paint, play tennis and country line dance and flying. Her photographs have appeared on book covers and used to illustrate stories.
She lives in Newport Beach, California with her husband of 57 years and has nine grandchildren, eight boys and one girl!