Cindy L. Rodriguez is a lifelong book nerd and longtime advocate for Latinxs in children's literature. She is the author of the YA novel When Reason Breaks and the award-winning picture book Three Pockets Full: A Story of Love, Family, and Tradition. She has also written several projects for Capstone. Cindy, who is of Puerto Rican and Brazilian descent, has degrees in English and journalism from UConn and Central Connecticut State University and has worked as a journalist and middle school teacher. She is now a senior editor for an educational publisher. When she's not working, reading, or writing, she's hanging out with her family and two dogs in Connecticut. She is super fond of the three Cs: coffee, chocolate, and coconut. Find her online at cindylrodriguez.com.