Alexandra Faer Bryan

Alexandra Faer Bryan was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in the surrounding suburb of Riverdale. She is a Registered Nurse, mother and author. Her current book, "Green Kitty" has won two awards; a finalists in both USA Book News "Best in Books 2011" and "International Book of the Year 2012" in children's fiction. "Green Kitty" was written to help 9-12 year olds understand dementia, now called neuro-cognitive disorder. It is a subject close to her heart as everyone on her mother's side of the family has or had dementia. Also an animal lover, she lives with four dogs: a German Shepherd, a Schipperke, an American Water Spaniel and a "Span-kee'- the daughter of the Schipperke and Spaniel. She has written three other books and is currently working on a book about her godparents and growing up in Atlanta in the 1960s.