Linda Theresa Raczek is a freelance writer who has written three children's books about Native Americans. She has also written magazine stories about troubled teens who overcome drug and other problems. Ms. Raczek received a degree in ecology from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and a law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center. A former children's attorney, she now lives in Colorado with her daughter, Autumn, and their pets, Honey, Moqui, Sasha, Big Mike, and Little Mike.