Megan DuVarney Forbes is a historian and middle school teacher. She was chosen as the 2024 CA Outstanding Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year. Megan is a frequent presenter on empowering students in their own identities through social justice, history, and literature. She loves to share ideas with other educators around the world. You can follow her on Instagram @TooCoolForMiddleSchool.

Meel Tamphanon is a freelance illustrator from Phuket. She has worked with various clients including 20th Century Studios, Disney, Magic the Gathering, Wizards of the Coast, The Boston Globe, and il Corriere Della Sera. Most of her illustrations aim at narrativity, communication, and intellectual components. Her work is related to the surreal, the mythological, history, children's book illustration, and editorial illustrations. Her style is complex with color combinations and grain textures.