Michael Teitelbaum has been a writer and editor of children's books, comic books, and magazines for more than twenty years. He has written more than 200 books for young readers. His fiction work includes novels based on Avatar, Spider-Man, Batman, Smallville, and Justice League. His non-fiction work includes books on baseball and the history of radio & TV. Michael's latest book is The Scary States of America, a collection of 50 stories of the paranormal, one from each state. Michael has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood, growing up in Brooklyn, NY.