Consider the Octopus

Gae Polisner is the author of six prior novels, including the award-winning The Memory of Things. She lives on Long Island with her husband, two sons, and a suspiciously fictional-looking small dog. When not writing, Gae can be found in the open waters off Long Island, where she still hopes that, one day, her wet suit will turn her into a superhero. GaePolisner.com.

Nora Raleigh Baskin is an ALA and ILA award–winning author of fifteen novels for young readers, including Anything but Typical, Ruby on the Outside, and Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story. Her work has been published in several short story anthologies, and her personal narrative essays have appeared in such places as the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, NCTE Voices from the Middle, and The Writer magazine. NoraBaskin.com.

Piper Goodeve began narrating in 2011 and has since given voice to over a hundred titles. As a stage actress, Piper has appeared off Broadway as well as at theaters across the country, such as the McCarter, the Weston Playhouse, and Syracuse Stage. Happily splitting her time between Brooklyn and Vermont, Piper holds a BA from New York University and received her MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.

Michael Crouch is actor based in New York City. His audiobook narrations have earned an Audie Award, multiple Earphones Awards, and Best of the Year accolades from Booklist, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the anime series Pokemon XY and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V.