Barbara Carroll Roberts is an award-winning children’s author whose debut middle-grade novel, NIKKI ON THE LINE, was a finalist for two state children’s book awards and made numerous best-of-the-year lists. Her nonfiction picture book, A ROSE NAMED PEACE: HOW FRANCIS MEILLAND CREATED A FLOWER OF HOPE FOR A WORLD AT WAR, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and a Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gem.

Barbara has had many careers: farm worker, video producer, freelance writer, mom. All of which she draws on in her work writing for children. She grew up in northern California and holds a BA in English from Occidental College in Los Angeles and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has two grown children and now lives in Virginia with her husband, two cats, and one very goofy springer spaniel.