Meira Drazin was in the lowest reading group in first grade, although once she finally learned to read she never stopped and will read almost anything (unless it’s way too scary) in almost any genre. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she lived in New York City for many years, and now lives in London, England with her husband and four children. She studied literature at Barnard College and has an MA in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Meira Drazin’s debut novel, HONEY AND ME, published by Scholastic Press, was the winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Honor and was a Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books and Best Middle-Grade Friendship Stories of 2022 selections. Pitched as a ‘Jewish Penderwicks’ or All-of-a-Kind Family meets Judy Blume, the novel follows an 11-year-old girl as she navigates sixth grade in the shadow of her fearless best friend. Meira Drazin likes to write books that she would have liked to read when she was a child.