德里克·巴恩斯

德里克·巴恩斯出生在密苏里州的卡萨斯城。他毕业于杰克逊州立大学的市场营销专业。他也是超人气系列《红宝石与布克男孩》的作者。获得高度赞誉的小说《我们可以是兄弟》是他的第一部适合中年级孩子阅读的读物。图画书《你也有皇冠：理发颂歌》获2018年艾兹拉·杰克·季兹新人奖、2018年纽伯瑞银奖、2018年凯迪克银奖、科丽塔•斯科特•金银奖。他的下一本图画书《幼儿园之王》即将出版。

作为第一位为贺曼公司非洲裔美国男性作家，他还以为各种畅销贺曼贺卡撰写文案而著称。他还是自己的创意写作公司的创始人和首席创意总监。他为那些需要有点创意的公司制作有趣的、丰富多彩的词汇。他还曾为诸如美国礼品公司和培生教育之类的公司提供自由撰稿，以及为著书立说的名人代写书。

戈登·C.詹姆斯

戈登·C.詹姆斯的艺术流派源于印象派。约翰·辛格·萨金特、尼古拉·费钦、亨利·奥萨瓦·坦纳等人的艺术启发了詹姆斯追求一种既学院派又极富表现力的风格。因此，他的作品包含了当代艺术中不常见的抒情风格。无论是在他的浪漫作品中发现的敏感性，还是在他的商业作品中追求卓越，詹姆斯总是与他的观众保持联系。谈到他的作品，他说：“当人们看到我的作品时，我希望他们说，我了解那个人，我了解那种感觉。”

詹姆斯目前和妻子英格丽德、孩子阿斯特丽德、加布里埃尔以及他们的狗捣蛋鬼住在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市。

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The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Everyone notices.

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