Cristina Marie Gonzalez

Christina Diaz Gonzalez is a best-selling, award-winning author of children's and young adult fiction. She began her professional career as a lawyer before pursuing her lifelong dream of writing. Her debut novel, The Red Umbrella (2010), was inspired by her parents' experience as part of Operation Pedro Pan and won numerous awards, followed by seven additional novels spanning historical fiction, mystery, and action-adventure genres.