Ben Mikaelsen (born January 5, 1952) is a Bolivian American writer of children's literature.
Ben Mikaelsen was born on January 5, 1952, in La Paz, Bolivia, the son of missionary parents of Danish descent.
Mikaelsen moved to the United States with his family shortly before entering seventh grade,[1] where he encountered further bullying because of his poor English capabilities.
[3] As a teen in Minnesota, he taught himself to swim and dive, and this led him to take flight and skydiving lessons.
He goes around the country visiting schools to teach kids about his life and his experience as a victim of bullying.