Caitlin Lock is the daughter of Owen Lock, who is an editor-at-large for Ballantine. She is twelve years old. Her story was the saddest one. Her book is called Ocean.
Natalie Braun is the niece of Ellen Key Harris, who is Director of Online Projects for Ballantine. Natalie is almost eight years old. Her favorite part of the day was writing the book and she wants to do it again. Her book is called The Adventure of Adverb the Cat.
Samantha Gil is the daughter of Randy Ladenheim-Gil of House of Collectibles, an imprint of Ballantine. She is almost seven years old. She wrote a very long story all by herself and spelled almost every word right. Her book is called Samantha's Dad.
Stefanie Zazzera is the daughter of Cathy Repetti, who is an editor for Ballantine. She is seven years old. She enjoyed playing with the Slinky and also presented one of the books at Sales Conference just like the grown-ups. Her book is called My Birthday.