When I heard my local author friend, Monica Acker, had not one but two books releasing this year, I knew it was time to bring The Backstory back from hiatus to share the scoop on these wonderful titles with all of you. AH: Welcome to The Backstory and thank you for joining us and sharing the inspiration behind not one, but two of your recent books. First off, please tell us a little bit about The Legend of Leo. MA: The Legend of Leo, brilliantly illustrated by Mikel Valverde,