Brian Thornton earned his BA in history from Gonzaga University and both his BAE (English) and MA (history) from Eastern Washington University. Since entering the teaching profession in 1993, he has taught at every level from sixth grade through college, serving on a variety of committees at both the middle and high school levels, working on numerous teaching teams, and mentoring countless junior and student teachers. He is the author of "The Everything Kids? States Book, The Everything Kids? Presidents Book, " and "Teacher Miracles, " and is the coauthor of "101 Things You Didn?t Know about Lincoln.