Tim Grove believes the past is filled with amazing stories waiting to be told. He writes from twenty-five years of experience as a public historian and museum professional, working at some of America’s most-visited history museums. His career memoir, A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History, highlights some of the fun projects he has worked on. More recently he has been writing history-focused nonfiction books for ages 10-14. His book First Flight Around the World was a finalist for the 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction award. Besides telling stories from different perspectives, he seeks to help all ages understand the historical process and to see that the past is vitally relevant to our world today. Learn more at his website.