Meet the Author...

At night, Chaylee McCleese is a young adult author. Her debut novel, PITIFUL PEACHES, was published by EvernightTeen, and she has a hi-lo novel-in-verse titled FLY AWAY SISTER coming out soon from West 44 Books! Her third novel is currently under contract and will be announced shortly!

During the day, she is a partner teacher at an Idaho charter school, where she teaches small language arts groups to elementary and middle school students. She also uses her social media platforms to advocate for young patients with autoimmune conditions because she has psoriatic arthritis. Her chronic illness Instagram is (@spoonfulofgems), and she's the social media manager for the Young Patients' Autoimmune Research and Empowerment Alliance! (@yp_area)