Elizabeth Harper resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Lew, a retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel. Their daughter Hannah and son-in-law Kevin live in Wyoming, and their son JB attends Samford University in Alabama. Elizabeth worked with troubled and adjudicated students and spent over twenty-five years in education before starting her career writing nonfiction stories for young adults. Today she writes about ordinary people who became extraordinary Americans. She speaks to schools, community gatherings, and other groups about the fascinating Americans highlighted in her young adult books. Elizabeth is most noted for sharing the story of Franklin J. Macon, a documented original Tuskegee airman, Civil Air Patrol Congressional Gold Medal recipient, and dyslexic. Elizabeth is the author of I Wanted to Be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman, the story of dyslexic Franklin J. Macon. She is also the author of WestBow Press's Come in This House: The Life of Granny Lucille. A story of hospitality and heritage for generations to come. To make a speaker request or hire Elizabeth as your personal memoir writing coach, go to LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-harper-reads). DM for speaker requests or memoir writing help.