Karen Pokras is a writer, daisy lover, painter, and occasional baker.  Always an avid reader, Karen found her passion for writing later in life and now runs all of her stories past the furry ears of her two feline editorial assistants before anyone else. A numbers geek at heart, she enjoys a good spreadsheet almost as much as she loves storytelling. You can find her award-winning Nate Rocks and Millicent Marie series under her pen name, Karen Pokras Toz. A native of Connecticut, Karen is the proud mom to three brilliant children who still provide an endless stream of great book material.  She lives with her family outside of Philadelphia.​

Her latest project, The Backyard Secrets of Danny Wexler (Kar-Ben) was a PJ Library/PJ Our Way Middle Grade Selection and was chosen by The Jewish Federation of Baltimore/Jewish Library of Baltimore as a recommended resource for kids to help explain antisemitism.

Represented by: Sera Rivers