EVERETT TODD ADAMS was born and reared in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his early education in the Baltimore County Public Schools before earning his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the historic Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. This led to a career as an Information Technology consultant, which provided him the opportunity to travel to countries like Germany and France. In 2005, Everett was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The diagnosis may have ended his career as a consultant, but he was able to focus on his true passionwriting. He published a book of original poetry in 1997, Semantics of a Dark Son. The Tricky S is his fi rst childrens book, and he plans to write more about Ceddy Keddy John and Tee Teecharacters he has imagined since his childhood. Everett resides in Baltimore County and is married to a high school teacher.