Born and raised near Baldwin, Wisconsin, Alexandria LaFaye celebrates her birthday on March 9th. Currently an assistant professor Hollins and Hamline Universities, Alexandria has written eight middle-grade novels, three of them featuring Nissa Bergen. Strength of Saints, her third book about Nissa, is her most recent volume in that series. Her book, Edith Shay, is about a young woman from rural Wisconsin who seeks adventure in the world and finds it. Her most recent book, Worth, won the 2005 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.

In her teaching, Alexandria holds classes in children's literature and creative writing, two topics she knows firsthand. She is an associate professor at both Hollins University and Hamline University in the master of fine arts in writing for children and young adults.

She lives in Arkansas, where she enjoys gardening and playing board games.