Christina Soontornvat grew up in a small Texas town, where she spent many childhood days behind the counter of her parents\' Thai restaurant with her nose in a book.
Christina Soontornvat lives in Austin, Texas..
Sibert Honor Book and a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalist.
She is also the author of the Newbery Honor Books A Wish in the Dark and All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys\' Soccer Team , also a Robert F.
She is the author of many books for young readers, including The Last Mapmaker , a Newbery Honor Book as well as a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book for Teen Readers.
Christina Soontornvat grew up in a small Texas town, where she spent many childhood days behind the counter of her parents\' Thai restaurant with her nose in a book
