Jeff Baron is an American novelist, playwright and screenwriter currently living in Manhattan. He is the author of I Represent Sean Rosen and Sean Rosen Is Not for Sale, published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins and the Electro-Pup series, which he developed via visits to elementary schools around the U.S. He has written for prime-time series on all the major TV networks, and his play Visiting Mr. Green has been produced in 50 countries. Baron's plays have been said to focus primarily on family relationships and conflicts, friendship, romance, and the need for human connection. He was awarded the KulturPreis Europa.