Karen Schwabach, who also uses the pen name Sage Blackwood, is an American author of children's books and young adult fiction, best known for her Jinx series.
Blackwood was born in Chicago, grew up in New York,[1] and spent many years living in Alaska.
[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College and a Master of Science in Teaching English as a second or foreign language from University at Albany, SUNY.
[1][3] Before devoting her time to writing, Blackwood taught English as a second or foreign language[1] in the Yup’ik village of Cheforna,[3] after which she taught at Salem College in North Carolina.
[7] Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded is a Junior Library Guild book.