Mariah Fredericks grew up in the city of New York. She is the author of The Girl in the Park, a poignant, insightful meditation on what it means to grow up in the age of Facebook, as described by Publishers Weekly in a starred review. The bestseller The Real Meaning of Cleavage, as well as Head Games, Crunch Time, and the In the Cards series, are among Mariah's other works. Mariah Fredericks' website is mariahfredericks.com.