Meggin Patricia Cabot, known by her pseudonym Jenny Carroll, is a distinguished American novelist who has penned over 50 novels spanning both young adult and adult fiction. Best recognized for her young adult series The Princess Diaries, which was subsequently adapted into two feature films by Walt Disney Pictures, Cabot has made a significant mark in the literary world. Her contributions to literature have earned her numerous accolades, including the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, the American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, the Tennessee Volunteer State TASL Book Award, the Book Sense Pick, the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, the IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice, among others. She has achieved the status of having number-one New York Times bestsellers, with over 25 million copies of her books in print globally.

Under the pseudonym Jenny Carroll, she authored the first 4 books of the 1-800-Where-R-You series (When Lightning Strikes, Code Name Cassandra, Safe House, and Sanctuary) and the first 4 books of The Mediator series (Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, and Darkest Hour). These 8 books have been re-released under her real name, Meg Cabot.