Along with writing novels for children, James Mihaley is a poet & trained hip hop dancer & choreographer.  His first novel, You Can't Have My Planet, But Take My Brother, Please was recently published by Macmillan.     James was valedictorian of  his high school class in Door County, Wisconsin.  He is a graduate of Brown University.  He currently lives in LA and does volunteer work at the Children's Hospital Of Los Angeles.  He is part of the Literally Healing program, which believes in the healing power of children's literature.  His job is to load up a cart shaped like a cow called the 'Book Moo-bile'.   James wheels it around the hospital, handing out free books to children with serious illnesses.
   As an author, James is committed to empowering children to make a difference in the world.
  To keep up with Jim, check out his facebook author page.