Lina Maslo Lina Maslo is a children's book author and illustrator working in Anderson, South Carolina. Originally from Ukraine, Lina emigrated to the United States in 1989, two years before the fall of the Soviet Union. Lina's other books include Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala, which is a Library Guild Selection, CCBC Choice, and the winner of the Living the Dream Book Award; and Through the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia.