The Zuzu Secret (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781623545734)

Miriam Chernick is a debut author. She is also a substitute teacher and tutors Japanese students in English. She spends time helping to care for her brother, who was born with Prader-Willi syndrome, and she is a rare disease ally and advocate for the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association. Miriam has three adult children, was born in Paris, and has lived in Venezuela, Israel, Japan, and New York City. Now she lives in Maryland outside of Washington, DC, with her husband and a bearded dragon named Zuki.