Melissa Wiley


Melissa Wiley is the pen name of Melissa Anne Peterson. She is noted as an author of books for children, especially two book series about Laura Ingalls Wilder's ancestors: The Martha Years; and The Charlotte Years. She is a contributing writer at Wired.com's GeekMom blog and cowrites a webcomic with her husband, Scott Peterson, and illustrator Chris Gugliotti.

Personal life

Wiley resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband, the comic book editor and author Scott Peterson, and six children. One of her sons has hearing loss. Her oldest daughter had leukemia, but recovered. She is a stay-at-home mom and homeschools her children.

Books

The Martha Years
  1. Little House in the Highlands
  2. The Far Side of the Loch
  3. Down to the Bonny Glen
  4. Beyond the Heather Hills
The Charlotte Years
  1. Little House by Boston Bay
  2. On Tide Mill Lane
  3. The Road from Roxbury
  4. Across the Puddingstone Dam
Carmen Sandiego Mysteries
Other