Ann Clare LeZotte is a Deaf librarian, and the author of T4, an ILA Notable Book for a Global Society, which Booklist called ＂a powerful debut.＂ For years, Ann has given book talks, and disability and anti-bullying presentations in American Sign Language (ASL). Ann says, ＂I never had a romance about being ’special’ or ’different.’ I wished long and hard to be normal. A waste of time and a heartbreak I don’t want other young people to experience.＂ In her free time, Ann enjoys swimming and walking her dog Perkins. She lives with her family in Gainesville, Florida.