The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Mya in the Middle (Magnificent Mya Tibbs)

About The Author

Allen, Crystal

I was born in a military hospital in Germany because my dad was in the Army. I'm the youngest of five children. I spent many of my young years in New Albany, Indiana, where I was my third-grade class's corn-sucking and multiplication queen. I'm ambidextrous, which means I can write with both hands. I wore a wig to school my entire fifth-grade year because I hated my hair.

I had two dates to an eighth-grade sweetheart dance in which I was a candidate for Sweetheart Queen. (whoops!) I apologized to both guys because one had asked me very, very early, and I'd forgotten. It was awkward for a while, but then all three of us shrugged, got on the dance floor, and shook what our mommas gave us! It ended up being one of the best dances ever! In high school, I taught everyone in our choir to do the robot and we performed it in a concert. Like Lamar, I had asthma. I grew out of it, though, when I was 16.

I'm married, have two sons, and live in Texas. My husband's parents and siblings are from Tennessee, and when they come to visit, we have a Texas/Tennessee bowling war where we all talk trash and try to bowl like Lamar.