A native of The Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, Katelynn Rentería is an award-winning author with a deep passion for writing. Ranked as valedictorian of her graduating high school class (2018), Katelynn is a true advocate for literacy and is the 2017 recipient of the Literary Classics Book Awards: Silver Award for the Middle School division for her first published novel. She wrote her first manuscript at age 14 and published her first book, “The Other Side of the Law”, at age 16. Her title was featured as the Weekly Top Seller after its release, and was featured on the Top 50 Best Sellers List of 2019 from her current publisher. She loves to visit South Texas campuses to give presentations advocating literacy, and motivates students to read, write, and always move forward in accomplishing their goals. Katelynn is currently writing her second novel, the sequel to her first, and is now a self-published author. She works as a freelance writer for various media outlets and independent entities, and has earned an Associate of Science Degree in Biology (2018), a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, summa cum laude (2020), and a Master of Arts Degree in Experimental Psychology (2022).

A quote from the Author: "The thing I enjoy most about being an author is inspiring children and youth to believe in themselves and do great things. This all starts with the love of reading."