Ruth Freeman

Ruth Freeman is the author of nonfiction picture books and middle-grade novels. Her novel, One Good Thing About America, the story of a Congolese girl’s first year in America, won a Golden Kite Honor award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Her new novel, How to Save a Superhero, is the story of a girl meeting a sour and grumpy old man in a retirement home who could be a real...no, a REAL superhero. Or, he could have dementia. Kirkus Reviews called it a “clever, lively romp” with a “diverse array of equally vivacious characters, including as lively and hilarious a group of resident seniors as ever was.”

Freeman has taught English Language Learners, been a preschool teacher, worked in bookstores and libraries. After growing up in Pennsylvania, graduating from Vassar College, and raising two sons, she headed north to Maine where she knew she wanted to be. She lives in Portland and on Great Cranberry Island.