Barbara Dee is the award-winning author of fifteen middle grade novels including Tear This Down, Unstuck, Violets Are Blue, Maybe He Just Likes You, and Star-Crossed. Her books have been named to many best-of lists, including the Washington Post’s Best Children’s Books of the Year, the ALA Notable Children’s Books, the ALA Rise List, the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten, and School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year. A former teacher and lawyer, Barbara is a co-founder of the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. Nothing to See Here, her first book with Scholastic, will publish October 20, 2026.