TOM XAVIER is the award-winning author of Dark Curses, Faerie Dreams, recipient of a coveted Mom's Choice Awards Gold Seal in Juvenile Fiction for Readers aged 9 to 12, a 2018 Book Excellence Awards Finalist and a Royal Dragonfly Book Awards second-place winner in Middle Grade Fiction. His second novel, Neffatira's First Challenge, is described by Kirkus Reviews as. a "rousing series opener with equal portions of action and social commentary." When he is not writing, Tom Xavier directs the nationally recognized Songs of Hope global music project for young artists aged 9 to 16.