Don Haupt was born and raised in Germany. In 1989 he moved to the US where he graduated from Sherrard High School, Illinois. Back in Germany he also got the German Abitur and did various odd jobs before he took up language studies at the University of Stuttgart, Germany and the University of Leicester, England. In 2000 he graduated with a Master's Degree in English (focus on Literature) and Linguistics. Today, Don is living in a small German town near Stuttgart, with his wife, daughter and dog "Buddy" and two cats. He works part time as editor of English and has more than 20 years of experience in children/young adult literature and teaching/teacher materials. His favourite books are exciting stories with twists and unexpected endings.