instructor for Writer's Digest School. She is the author of 38 books, including
Girl Talk, the Gold Medallion Book Award winning Let's-Talk-About-It Stories
for Kids series, the bestselling Adventures of the Northwoods mysteries, and the
much-loved Riverboat Adventures. In her exciting Viking Quest series Lois' characters
travel from Ireland to Norway, Iceland, and Greenland, then sail with Leif Erickson
to what is now America. Lois' husband, Roy, is a gifted teacher and idea person
for her writing. They enjoy time with their family, friends, and readers who have
written from more than 40 countries to say, "I love your books. I can't put them
down."