Jean Mills has been writing since childhood and professionally for over thirty years. Her essays, reviews, features and children’s stories have appeared in publications across Canada. She is the author of a number of books for young people, including Skating Over Thin Ice, Larkin on the Shore and The Legend. Her love of hockey inspired her Orca Soundings title Wingman. A former college communications professor, Jean loves using her own experiences as an athlete, musician and teacher in her writing. Jean lives in Guelph, Ontario.