Eighteen-year old Seattle-native Marta Stahlfeld began writing short stories at age seven. She conceived the Darkwoods' Ranger Mice characters at age twelve when visiting Pointe du Hoc and learning of the awe-inspiring achievements of the U.S. Army Rangers there on D-day. The tale of Darkwoods grew from there, with the second book in a six-book series now available--Pasadagavra. Marta will start college in August of 2012, where she intends to major in English Literature, with plans to be both a novelist and teacher. She is particularly interested in WWII, but also interested in Irish Dance and Irish history, all of which she incorporates into her stories when she can.