Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, also known as S. A. Bodeen, is an American author of children's and young adult books best known for the young adult science fiction series The Compound and the Elizabeti picture book series about a Tanzanian girl. Born in 1965 in Wisconsin, she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania and holds an MFA in Writing from Spalding University.