Cammie McGovern is the author of four children's novels: The Art of Seeing, Eye Contact, Neighborhood Watch Chester & Gus , and Say What You Will. Cammie was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Katharine Wolcott, a high school teacher, and William Montgomery McGovern, Jr., a university professor. Her older sister is actress Elizabeth McGovern. When Cammie was seven years old, her father accepted a teaching position with UCLA School of Law and the McGoverns moved to Los Angeles. Her paternal grandfather was adventurer William Montgomery McGovern, her maternal great-grandfathers were U.S. diplomat Ethelbert Watts and Admiral Charles P. Snyder, and her maternal great-great-grandfather was congressman Charles P. Snyder.
