Kate Klise
Catherine "Kate" Klise (born April 13 in 1963) is an American writer known for children's fiction. Many of her books are illustrated by her sister, M. Sarah Klise. Their popular "Regarding" series is presented in a scrapbook format, with letters, journal entries, and related ephemera telling the story. She is also known for her picture books as well as the bestselling 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Klise's first adult novel, "In the Bag", was released in 2012. She is a contributor to "The Huffington Post". Life and career. Klise was the fourth of six children born  to educational film producer Thomas and Marjorie Klise. Raised in Peoria, Illinois, she attended Marquette University and spent fifteen years working as a correspondent for "People" magazine. She lives near Norwood, Missouri (from no later than 2007 apparently) – on "a 40-acre farm in the Missouri Ozarks", she says in 2016. Her "Huffington Post" blog is subtitled "Writer and hiker". Klise has identified E. B. White as one influence.