Living in Alaska for over twenty-five years, Paul Greci has seen bears fishing for salmon, a pair of bald eagles building a nest, and polar bears gnawing on a whale carcass. Paul’s debut middle-grade adventure/survival novel, Surviving Bear Island, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Scholastic Reading Club Pick, came out in March 2015 from Move Books.

Besides teaching as a profession, Paul has also worked as a field biology technician in remote corners of Alaska, a backpacking trip leader for teens, a teacher, and a naturalist for several outdoor education programs. When he’s not writing or teaching, Paul spends lots of time exploring the Alaskan wilderness on foot and by kayak.