Born June 11, 1964, in Fort Worth, TX; mother, a professor of English; married Joseph R. Dunkle (an engineer); children: Valerie, Elena. Education: Trinity University, B.A., 1985; Indiana University, M.L.S. Addresses: Home: San Antonio, TX. Agent: Merrilee Heifetz, Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. E-mail: clare@claredunkle.com.

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

• By These Ten Bones (novel), Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2005.
• The Sky Inside, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2008.
• The Walls Have Eyes, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2009.

• The Hollow Kingdom, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2003.
• Close Kin, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2004.
• In the Coils of the Snake, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2005.

• Contributor to periodicals, including Journal of Academic Librarianship, OCLC Micro, Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, and Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association.