Meera Trehan
Meera Trehan grew up in Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. As a kid, she read as much as she could, wrote and memorized poems, and spent many hours at her local public library, eventually volunteering there. She attended the University of Virginia and Stanford Law School. After practicing public interest law for over a decade, she turned to creative writing. Her debut novel, THE VIEW FROM THE VERY BEST HOUSE IN TOWN, released in the US and UK in 2022, and in China in 2025, and was named Junior Library Guild Gold Selection (audio and print book), a 2023 CCBC Choice, and an Amazon’s Editor pick. Her second novel, SNOW, was published in the US and UK in 2025, and was named a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, one of Hatchard’s Best Children’s Books of 2025, and was featured in The Guardian. Meera loves to connect with readers and writers. She serves on the Board of The Writer’s Center and teaches at the Highlights Foundation. She lives in Maryland with her family.
Snow
Every day, a lonely princess digs through the snow in search of a way to undo the terrible wish she made – one that has left her with an empty kingdom. But one day, a mysterious girl named Ela tumbles through the kingdom’s protective mist barrier. The princess is determined to bring Ela to her father, the king, as proof that her wish can be undone. Meanwhile, Ela is shocked to discover she’s stumbled upon the very snow princess whose picture graces the cover of the locked book that Ela’s mom won’t let her read. In this story of loneliness, family secrets, science and remarkable snow, two girls from different worlds come together to set things right – and maybe even become friends.