BIOGRAPHY Dr. I. Caroline Crocker is the author or coauthor of sixteen books, including her award-winning World War II series. Trained as a biologist, she worked as a biology professor, research scientist, technology CEO, and nonprofit founder before using the skills gained then to research and write about her family's wartime history now. Caroline lives with her husband, Richard, and is the mother of four and grandmother of nine. She is also Rita's eldest granddaughter.