Chris Bradford is the multi-million copy selling author of the Young Samurai, Bodyguard and Jake and Jen series. Renowned for his dynamic author events and his 'method writing' technique, Chris is a black belt martial artist, qualified professional bodyguard and former musician. His life goal is #GettingKidsReading Markia Jenai is an African American illustrator from Detroit, MI. She works in the realm of historical fiction and non-fiction. Markia has illustrated artwork for middle-grade chapter books such as Lena and the Burning of Greenwood, the board book The Story of Juneteenth and the graphic novel It's Her Story: Josephine Baker.
