Myrna Neuringer Levy was born in Brooklyn, New York, received her Bachelor's degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her ME.d. degree from the National College of Education in Evanston, Illinois. She lives in Toronto and is a retired teacher/librarian. She has one husband, two children and four grandchildren. School Presentations: Where do authors get their ideas for stories? What are the stages a manuscript passes on its way to becoming a printed book? Who are the people who work on it? Myrna will describe the journey from first draft to printed book and encourages questions from the students. Alternatively, the author, a former teacher/librarian, can design a presentation to meet the needs of the students.