Chris Rettstatt
Born: 1972 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Pen Name: Monk Ashland Connection to Illinois: Rettstatt has lived in Chicago on and off through 2010. Biography: Chris Rettstatt is a longtime fan of fantasy fiction and anime, and has spent the last decade tuned in to kids, technology, and storytelling. He has lived as a teacher in China and done research from Seoul to Sao Paulo. He co-authored Kaimira: the Sky Village under the pen name Monk Ashland. He currently resides in Berkeley, California.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/rettstatt
Website: http://www.rettstatt.com/
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The Sky Village / ISBN: 0763635243 OCLC: 181910112 Candlewick Press, Cambridge, Mass. : 2008. In a future where wild beasts, humans, and mechanical beings battle for control, two children, on opposite sides of the earth, connect through a mysterious journal that comes alive to reveal a powerful primal force and a frightening destiny. |