Susan Haas

About the Author

Susan and Lexi Haas are a mother-daughter writing team focused on disability education and advocacy. They are the coauthors of The Year of the Buttered Cat, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Lexi has a rare and severe form of cerebral palsy. While she can’t walk or talk, she was reading by the time she was ten months old and has an impressive memory, a keen sense of humor, and an invincible spirit. Recognizing her young daughter’s gift for words, Susan began writing with Lexi to help foster inde-pendence and develop communication, but soon learned that Lexi’s fresh perspective needed to be shared with others. In addition to writing together, Susan and Lexi enjoy presenting to schools and organizations around the world, helping others learn about disability from a first-person narrative. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.