Summer lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and a Maine coon cat named Emme. Before spinning tales for young readers, she once worked as a science reporter for her university’s newspaper, where she wrote on topics like nanotech tweezers, poultry farm pollution, and the nighttime habits of spiders and snakes.

She enjoys exploring new places with the family, playing tennis, and dreaming up ideas for her next book.

Her debut novel, THE MUTANT MUSHROOM TAKEOVER released from Simon & Schuster in 2020. A sequel, ATTACK OF THE KILLER KOMODOS, followed on Sept. 14, 2021.

Summer's next middle grade novel, THE LEGEND OF GREYHALLOW, releases July 18, 2023 from Simon & Schuster.