John Braswell's first young adult novel, Coop, What if the South had won the Civil War? Was released in 2001 and his second young adult novella, The Other Side of the Mountain, a Native American story, was released in April 2004. He has been published by: The Pantagraph, Up Dare?, The Red Ribbon Review, Accent for Living, Mouth magazine and online by PageWise Inc and About.com. He is a member of The Illinois Authors Association and the Illinois Center for the Book.