Paige McKenzie (Portland, Oregon): At 16 years old, Paige became the star, co-producer and co-creator of a show that receives millions of views each month. Paige is the daughter of a working actress, and grew up around sets. She has worked tirelessly to make Sunshine a success and grow her fan base, contributing content and cultivating a relationship with Sunshine’s fans. In 2013 Paige was featured in three issues of Seventeen magazine as a ?Pretty Amazing” finalist for her work and ownership of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl. Now nineteen, Paige continues to work every day toward the growth and success of her brand. She will be the public face of the books.
Alyssa Sheinmel (New York, NY): Alyssa Sheinmel is the author of The Beautiful Between, The Lucky Kind, and The Stone Girl, as well as the forthcoming novel, Second Star (with Alloy Entertainment). The New York Post called The Beautiful Between ?endearing, realistic, and heart-wrenching”; and New York Times bestselling author Anna Godbersen calls Second Star ?gorgeous: at once sun-soaked and haunted, elegant and strange?perfect.” Alyssa grew up in Northern California and New York, and attended Barnard College. She worked as an editorial assistant at International Creative Management before joining the marketing team at Random House Children’s Books, where she worked for seven years until August 2011, when she began writing full-time. Alyssa now lives and writes in New York City.
