Sydney Nicholas was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she is currently a sophomore in high school. Sydney was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at an early age, though always challe...view moreSydney Nicholas was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she is currently a sophomore in high school. Sydney was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at an early age, though always challenged; her parents encouraged her to stay confi dent. In middle school Sydney fell in love with writing. Sydney wanted to share stories like her own, stories of hardship and overcoming. When she started writing War Inside Me, Sydney was in a dark place, writing gave her hope, hope to give others, that she felt through her book. Sydney is determined to take her love for writing to the next level, where she hopes to write and direct movies. Sydney is currently working on her second book, In the Dark, which jumps seventeen years forward into Jude’s life; the main character in the War Inside Me saga.view less