Tahereh Mafi was *born* in Connecticut in 1988. Her parents are from Iran, but she *grew* up in the USA. She *went* to school in California. After school, she went to college and *graduated* from Soka University of America. She is an author and her first book was Shatter Me. Tahereh met Ransom Riggs and they *fell* in love. In 2013 Tahereh and Ransom *got* married. In 2017 they *had* a daughter. They live in Santa Monica, California.