Rebecca E. F. Barone is an engineer and author. She has worked on technical projects as diverse as injury analysis for the NFL and engine calibration for hybrid cars. Realizing her love of books in addition to numbers,
she now describes the world with words rather than equations. Her first three books, Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica, Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazis' Secret Code, and Mountain of
Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens together received twelve starred reviews and were
featured on numerous "best of year" lists. She lives in Ohio with her family.

"Throws you right into the action--real spies playing for the highest possible stakes!" --Steve Sheinkin, award-winning author of Bomb

* "High-octane historical thriller meets cinematic narrative nonfiction in an...adventuresome survival tale." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Told with admirable verve and clarity, this little-known but important story from World War Two will inform and excite readers." --Don Brown, author of Run and Hide

"A sweeping chronicle of wartime intelligence that balances historical fact, cinematic tension, and human victory." --Kirkus

"Readers fond of true tales of counterespionage, disinformation, and clever spycraft will be riveted from beginning to end." --Booklist

"With spies and double agents, -misdirection and outright fictions, codes, invisible ink, and wireless transmitters, the real world of espionage as described in this nonfiction book is as intriguing as any fictional novel or film." --School Library Journal

"Fascinating." --BCCB

Praise for Mountain of Fire:

A Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Evanston Public Library Best Book of the Year

"A heart-stopping account." -Elizabeth Partridge, Sibert Medal Winning author of Seen and Unseen

"A taut, white-knuckle true tale that will keep readers turning the pages from beginning to end." --Candace Fleming, YALSA Nonfiction Award winning-author of The Rise & Fall of Charles Lindbergh

* "An engaging [and] explosive title." --School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Unbreakable:

A Booklist and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

"A thrilling adventure of intrigue and daring worthy of the best James Bond stories and made all the better because it's completely true." -James Ponti, New York Times best-selling author of City Spies

* "A riveting true-life adventure story combining brains, courage, and heart." -Kirkus, starred review

* "A breathlessly told account." -Publishers Weekly, starred review

Praise for Race to the Bottom of the Earth:

A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB), Booklist, and CBC Best Book of the Year

"A huge treat for adventure story fans--not one, but two incredible races across the fearsome and fascinating Antarctic!" -Steve Sheinkin, New York Times-bestselling author

* "A compelling narrative focused on science and technology, embedded in a cluster of thrilling adventure stories." -School Library Journal, starred review