Brendan Halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the Alex Award-winning Donorboy , Forever Changes , and the Junior Library Guild Selection Shutout . He is also the coauthor of Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom , with Emily Franklin, and Notes from the Blender , with Trish Cook, both of which the American Library Association named to its Rainbow List. Halpin's writing has appeared in the Boston Globe , the Los Angeles Times , Rosie and Best Life magazines, and the New York Times ' "Modern Love" column. Halpin is a vegetarian, a fan of vintage horror movies, and an avid tabletop gamer. He lives with his wife, Suzanne, their three children, and their dog in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.