Short Bio

My Short Bio:

Cory Putman Oakes is an award-winning children’s book author and educator from Austin, Texas. She’s the author of three middle grade novels, THE SECOND BEST HAUNTED HOTEL ON MERCER STREET, DINOSAUR BOY, and DINOSAUR BOY SAVES MARS, and two young adult novels, WITCHTOWN and THE VEIL. Cory is an ex-lawyer and a current middle school English teacher. When she’s not writing or teaching, she enjoys baking and hanging out with her family.