Until Hollywood calls, Charlotte lives in NJ with her husband, three children, two needy cats and sometimes a deranged squirrel. She is the author of the middle-grade STEAM/animal adventure Evolution Revolution trilogy. Simple Machines won the Bronze medal in the Feathered Quill Book Awards, Simple Plans, and Simple Lessons (Poolside Press), which won the Gold medal in the Feathered Quill Book Awards. She is also the co-author of Blonde Ops (St. Martin’s/Dunne) and the Sirenz series: Sirenz, Sirenz Back In Fashion (Flux). She is a contributor in the anthologies, Beware the Little White Rabbit (Alice Through the Wormhole, Leap), and the ebook, Scare Me To Sleep (a fundraiser to put books in hands of needy children).

She’s written for magazines and newspapers and has given presentations and workshops at NJ SCBWI conferences and other venues. Currently, she’s working on sci-fi, historical, fantasy, time travel and thriller novels for middle grade, young and new adult readers. Connect with her on Twitter (charbennardo), Author Charlotte Bennardo on FB, or through her blog, http://charlotteebennardo.blogspot.com/