Traci Sorell writes poems as well as fiction and nonfiction stories for young people. She is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the author of two forthcoming picture books—WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA (Charlesbridge, 2018) and AT THE MOUNTAIN’S BASE (Kokila/Penguin Random House, 2019). Follow her @tracisorell and tracisorell.com