For the last eighteen years, Zachary "Zak" Hamby has been a high-school English teacher in rural Missouri, and in 2020 he was a finalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year. Zak is also the author of a variety of textbooks: the
Mythology for Teens series, the
Reaching Olympus series, and the
Searching for America series in addition to titles for young readers, including
The Hero's Guidebook and
Introduction to Mythology for Kids. He maintains the website
www.creativeenglishteacher.com with a focus on general English classroom resources. He also authors a
blog, which focuses on creative teaching ideas.