Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
The author wrote the book to shine a light on immigrant communities. She wants to help their voices be heard. Hmm… perhaps that's why Amiel doesn't have a voice. (Source)
The brushfire in the book really took place. Pearl is fiction, but the October 23, 2007 fire was anything but. In fact, the fires were so big they were visible from space. (Source)
Laura McNeal wrote a bunch of books (four, to be exact) with her hubby before deciding to give the whole author thing a try solo. It looks like it worked with Dark Water. (Source)