About the Author

Stephen J. Wolf is a middle school science teacher with a PhD in science education and a penchant for fantasy books, movies, and video games. Growing up, he loved learning how things worked. When he saw Mr. Wizard’s World for the first time, he knew then that science was his place to be. From learning about how fireworks light up with different colors to understanding the mechanics of an acid-base reaction, chemistry and physics became his passion.

Stephen started writing in eighth grade when his English teacher challenged the class to craft three different scenes. One scene focused on a person, a second highlighted a location, and the third detailed an object. In the moment of the quick-fire writing prompts, Stephen linked all three tasks together and created his first short story. The following year he crafted his first novella, then expanded it to a trilogy, growing as a writer along the way.

With some short stories used in his classes, Wolf communicates a love of reading to his students through creative connections between science and magic. His short story, A Shocking Journey, teaches the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism, as experienced by a middle school class, through a series of “magical” experiences that allow the students to visualize the concepts.

Stephen lives in New York with his husband, Kevin, and their cats, Merlin and Monty. You can visit him online at StephenJWolf.com and explore the world of his fantasy series, Red Jade, at Red-Jade.com.