Heroism - Doing what is right, often at great personal cost, for the good of others.

Liesl Shurtliff’s birthday is on August 3rd.

Liesl Shurtliff was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Before she became a writer, Liesl graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in music, dance, and theater. Her first book, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, won over kids and critics alike, earning an IRA Award, a Texas Bluebonnet nomination, a Whitney nomination, multiple state awards listings and a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, proclaiming it “as good as gold.” She is also the author of Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood–on sale in April 2016. She lives in Chicago with her family, where she continues to spin fairytales.