ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dianne K. Salerni
lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania with her husband Bob and two daughters,
Gabrielle (15) and Gina (12). She graduated from St. Mark's High School in
Wilmington, Delaware and received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education
from the University of Delaware. She subsequently earned a Master's in
Language Arts Education at the University of Pennsylvania before taking a job
teaching in the Avon Grove School District. She has now been teaching
fourth and fifth grade at Avon Grove for over 20 years.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
We Hear the Dead,
Sourcebooks 2010: a fictionalized retelling of the real-life story of
teenage sisters, Maggie and Kate Fox, who pulled off a hoax that fooled a
nation in the 1850's, and the celebrity romance that came between them. (We
Hear the Dead has been opted for film by One Eye Open Studio.)
Necromancer, Visions Volume 1, Strider Nolan Media 2009: (short story) a mysterious scholar attempts to raise the dead using occult materials from a university rare books library.
Greydeere, Visions Volume 2, Strider Nolan Media 2010: (short story) in which a wily thief causes no end of trouble for the upper class ruler of a human realm in the Age of Magic.
The Caged Graves, Clarion Books, 2013: two 19th century graves enclosed in cages outside the town of Catawissa, Pennsylvania inspired this historical mystery about a young woman who, in an attempt to learn the truth about her deceased mother, delves into secrets her town would prefer remain buried.