Jessica Megan An is eighteen years old and is in her senior year at high school. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, and now resides in a small town north of Toronto. Jessica has many hobbies, such as fingernail art, fishing, baking, and collecting anything Marilyn Monroe. Jessica does volunteer work at a retirement home and hopes to pursue a career in geriatrics nursing. Starra Baba and the Magical Pierogies was originally written as her grade 12 short-story English assignment. Growing up with a Polish father and an Italian mother inspired her to write about characters and experiences she grew up with. Who knew that an English project would turn into a wonderful story that her family wanted to share with the world.
