Shadow Leader

About Tara K. Harper

Tara K. Harper graduated from the University of Oregon, then went into high-tech, where she worked in the area of R&D test-and-measurements. Active in community service, she teaches creative writing in alternative schools, trains youth in wilderness skills, and serves on the board of directors for a youth treatment center. A martial artist for many years, Harper also hikes, kayaks, sails, and is active in outdoor sports. She also cooks, paints in watercolors and oils, sculpts in stone, plays the violin, and composes music.

About Karen White

Karen White is an actress on stage, film, television, and commercials and has worked in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. She is also a voice coach, and has taught voice and acting at Brandeis University and Emerson College.   Favorite books she’s narrated for BOT include The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, the Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series for Listening Library.