About Daphne

Bio

Daphne Benedis-Grab is the award winning author of the Secrets and Lies Novels, companion middle grade books that include I Know Your Secret, I Know You’re Lying and I Will Find You, as well as the young adult book The Girl in the Wall. Her middle grade book The Angel Tree was made into a Hallmark Original movie. She earned her MFA from The New School and is the librarian at Warder Elementary School in Arvada, Colorado. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband, two college student kiddos and cats Mishka and Blue.

Extra Details:

*I grew up in a small town but lived in New York City for 25 years before moving to Colorado.

*I love the beach and have a tattoo of seagulls on my left arm.

*My favorite kind of cookie is oatmeal chocolate chip and berry pie is my favorite dessert.

*When I was eight I read Beverly Cleary’s RAMONA THE PEST twenty times because I loved it so much.

*Lois Duncan was my favorite author when I was a teenager except for KILLING MR GRIFFIN because it is just too sad. THEY NEVER CAME HOME is my favorite.

*I still love to read pictures books. MILO IMAGINES THE WORLD by Matt de la Pena is my favorite right now.

*The first movie I saw was the original STAR WARS and it’s still one of my movie top ten.

*I also love the Marvel movies. BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER and SPIDERMAN are my favorites.

*I don’t play sports but I like watching football. My teams are the Commanders and the IU Hoosiers.

*Other things I like: swimming, hiking, coffee, chocolate and sleeping late.

*Things I dislike: big spiders, getting stuck out in the rain and cheese.

*Any other details you are curious about? Send me an email and I’ll fill you in!