Her debut novel, The Square Root of Summer (Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan) was inspired by her German mathematician grandfather and her lifelong obsession with YA romance, which includes a thesis on Dawson's Creek, part of her dissertation on romantic comedies at Newcastle University. The Square Root of Summer is a 2016 Winter/Spring Indies Introduce title and will be published in May, 2016. She lives in Nottingham, England. Learn more about the author at harrietreuterhapgood.com