Greg grew up in Chicago. He attended Waters Elementary School, St. Philip Lutheran and Lane Tech. He has a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; a Master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin; and a law degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His first novel, Ninjas, Piranhas, And Galileo, is a science comedy for middle readers set in Chicago about three friends who participate in their school science fair and end up in their student court because of it. It is scheduled for publication by Little, Brown in Fall 2003. Website: www.gregleitichsmith.com Suzanne Fisher Staples