Samantha Abeel

Samantha has a degree in English from Mount Holyoke College and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan. First published at the age of 15, her book, Reach for the Moon won the 1994 Margot Marek Award for best book on the subject of learning disabilities, the Distinguished Book Award from the International Reading Association and was named Best Book for Teen Age by the New York Public Library. Her newest book, My Thirteenth Winter is an honest, hopeful autobiography that will inspire anyone who has ever had to face and overcome an obstacle.

Samantha Abeel

Among other awards, My Thirteenth Winter won an American Library Association Award for 2005. Samantha has spoken at numerous conferences as a keynote speaker and workshop leader and has been featured on NPR and in USA Today.