Beth Kephart (Wilmington, United States, 1960), a finalist for the National Book Award, has written numerous books for adults and young people, which have been very well received by critics and readers. Her first junior novel, Undercover, was voted best book by Kirkus Reviews and the School Literary Journal in 2007. Kephart is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches creative non-fiction writing, adult fiction, and youth fiction. .