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JASON REYNOLDS
Jason Reynolds is an award-winning writer, and when he says he is a
writer, he means it in the same way that a professional ball player
calls himself an athlete. This means he practices every day and does
the best he can to get better at writing. He, like many middle grade
boys, hates reading boring books and does everything in his power to
make sure there are books that are not boring for those kids.
His newest middle grade book, Look Both Ways, is due out from Simon
Kids this fall.
You can learn more about Reynolds on his website at
JasonWritesBooks.com [https://www.jasonwritesbooks.com/], watch this
video [https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2019/05/28/dear-dreamer/] of
him, or by following him on Twitter or Instagram using his handle
@JasonReynolds83 [https://twitter.com/JasonReynolds83] or on Facebook
using @jason.reynolds37266
[https://www.facebook.com/jason.reynolds.37266].
2019 AUTHORS
Varsha Bajaj grew up in Mumbai, India, and when she came to the United
States to obtain her master’s degree, her adjustment to the country
was aided by her awareness of the culture through books. She is the
author of the upcoming middle grade novel Count Me In. She has also
written the middle-grade novel Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood and the
picture books The Home Builders and This Is Our Baby.
She lives in Houston, Texas. You can learn more about her on her
website at www.varshabajaj.com [http://www.varshabajaj.com/]or by
following her on Twitter @varshabajaj
[https://twitter.com/varshabajaj].
Rebecca Balcárcel authored The Other Half of Happy, a middle-grade
novel from Chronicle Books . Rebecca earned her MFA from Bennington
Writing Seminars. Her work has appeared in journals and she has a book
of poems, Palabras in Each Fist. Find her on YouTube as the
Sixminutescholar
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDFMTONQz-JLXj3nM6MpiQ].
She loves popcorn, her kitty, and teaching her students at Tarrant
County College as Associate Professor of English. You can learn more
about her at rebeccabalcarcel.com [https://rebeccabalcarcel.com/] or
by following her on Twitter @r_balcarcel
[https://twitter.com/r_balcarcel?lang=en].
Xavier Garza is an author, artist, and storyteller whose work
primarily focuses on growing up in the Rio Grande Valley. He published
his first book, Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys, in 2004. Lucha
Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask was released in Spring 2005 and
quickly became a hit among children and lucha libre fans. He followed
that up with Charro Claus & the Tejas Kid: The story of Santa's Primo
and His Little Sidekick.
Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife Irma and their young
son Vincent. You can learn more about Garza by following him on
Twitter @charroclaus [https://twitter.com/charroclaus?lang=en].
Carlos Hernandez is a Cuban-American writer who has published more
than 30 works of fiction, poetry and drama. He is also a Ph.D. in
English (specialized in Creative Writing), a college professor, and a
game writer/designer.
Follow him on Twitter @writeteachplay
[https://twitter.com/WriteTeachPlay?lang=en].
Matthew Holm is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator
of more than 40 books for children. He is the co-creator (with his
sister, Jennifer) of a number of graphic novels, including the
Babymouse and Squish series and Sunny Side Up. He also co-wrote and
illustrated the middle-grade novel Marvin and the Moths with Jonathan
Follett.
He currently lives with his wife in New York's Hudson Valley.
Learn more about him on his website matthewholm.net
[http://www.matthewholm.net/] or Twitter @mattholm
[https://twitter.com/mattholm?lang=en].
Jo Knowles is the award-winning author of the young adult novels
Lessons from a Dead Girl, Jumping Off Swings, and Read Between the
Lines, among others. She has also written the middle-grade novels
Where the Heart Is, Still a Work in Progress, and See You at
Harry’s. She lives in Vermont.
Read more about her at joknowles.com [https://www.joknowles.com/]
or on Twitter @joknowles
[https://twitter.com/joknowles/status/1057059558437412865].
Remy Laistudied fine arts, with a major in painting and drawing. She
was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in
Brisbane, Australia, where she writes and draws stories for kids, with
her two dogs by her side.
Pie in the Sky is her debut middle-grade novel. Learn more about her
on her website remylai.com [http://remylai.com/] or on Twitter
@Remy_Lai [https://twitter.com/Remy_Lai].
Rajani LaRocca was born in India, raised in Kentucky, and now lives in
the Boston area with her wonderful family and impossibly cute dog.
After graduating from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, she
spends her time writing novels and picture books, practicing medicine,
and baking too many sweet treats. Her middle grade debut,
Midsummer’s Mayhem is an Indian-American middle grade mashup of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream and competitive baking. She is also the
author of the picture books Seven Golden Rings, I’ll Go and Come
Back, Where Three Oceans Meet, and other forthcoming books. Learn more
about her at RajaniLaRocca.com [http://www.rajanilarocca.com/]and on
Twitter [https://twitter.com/rajanilarocca] and Instagram
[https://www.instagram.com/rajanilarocca/]@rajanilarocca.
Kwame is a husband, father, writer, and pharmaceutical metrologist in
that order. His debut middle-grade novel, Tristan Strong Punches a
Hole in the Sky, is coming in January 2020. A Howard University
graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he enjoys impromptu
dance sessions and Cheez-its.
Learn more about him at kwamembalia.com [https://kwamembalia.com/] or
on Twitter @KSekouM [https://twitter.com/ksekoum?lang=en].
Andy Mientus is an actor, singer, composer and writer. He is best
known for starring in the Broadway musicals Spring Awakening, Les
Misérables, and Wicked, and on television in the NBC musical drama
Smash and as Hartley Rathaway in the CW series The Flash.
In 2018, he published the first book in The Backstagers series, a
middle grade fiction series that follows the paranormal adventures of
a high school stage crew. Backstagers and the Final Blackout is the
third book in the series. Follow Andy on Twitter @andymientus
[https://twitter.com/andymientus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor]
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Catherine Murdock grew up in in Connecticut, on a small farm with bees
and goats and Christmas trees. In fifth grade she dreamed of being an
author, and now she is one. Her book The Book of Boy was honored with
a Newbery Honor earlier this year.
Learn more about her at www.catherinemurdock.com
[https://www.catherinemurdock.com/].
Julie Murphy lives in North Texas with her husband who loves her, her
dog who adores her, and her cats who tolerate her. After several
wonderful years in the library world, Julie now writes full-time. When
she's not writing or reliving her reference desk glory days, she can
be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of
cheese pizza, and planning her next great travel adventure.
Julie is also the author of the young adult novels Dumplin' (now a
film on Netflix), Puddin', Ramona Blue, and Side Effects May Vary. You
can visit Julie at www.juliemurphywrites.com
[http://www.juliemurphywrites.com/] and @andimJULIE
[https://twitter.com/andimJULIE?lang=en].
Rex Ogle has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Scholastic, and
Little Brown, creating books with LEGO, Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, X-Men, and more. When he's not writing, you can find him
reading or hiding outdoors. Rex lives in Los Angeles.
You can follow him on Instagram @thirdrex
[https://www.instagram.com/thirdrex/] where he tries to be funny, but
often fails.
Lincoln Peirce is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of
the successful Big Nate comic strip, and the Big Nate novels. Peirce
was the storywriter for animations that appear on Cartoon Network, and
Nickelodeon.
James Riley is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon
a Time series, the Story Thieves series, and the Revenge of Magic
series.
Contrary to what previous biographies have stated, he is a) real and
b) not the character Nobody from his Story Thieves books. Where would
people even get that idea? (Spoiler: From him. He totally made it
sound like he really was Nobody. He thought it’d be funny. We’re
sorry.)
Follow him on Twitter @_JamesRiley_
[https://twitter.com/_jamesriley_?lang=el]
Barbara Carroll Roberts is a graduate of Hamline University's Writing
for Children and Young Adults MFA program. She played competitive
sports in high school and always wished there had been books in her
library about athletic girls. That desire - and the realization that
there still aren't many books about girls who truly love sports -
inspired her to write this book. She lives outside of Washington, D.C.
with her family and their many pets. This is her first novel.
You can visit her at barbaracarrollroberts.com
[http://barbaracarrollroberts.com/] or on Twitter @BarbaraCRoberts
[https://twitter.com/barbaracroberts?lang=en]
Jon Scieszka is best known for his bestselling picture books,
including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky
Cheese Man. He is also the founder of guysread.com
[http://www.guysread.com/] and a champion force behind guyslisten.com
[https://www.booksontape.com/guys-listen/], and was the first National
Ambassador of Young People's Literature. He lives in Brooklyn. Jon can
be found on Twitter @Jon_Scieszka
[https://twitter.com/jon_scieszka?lang=en], Facebook @jon.scieszka.9
[https://www.facebook.com/jon.scieszka.9/], Instagram @jon_scieszka
[https://www.instagram.com/jon_scieszka/], or his website
www.jsworldwide.com/ [http://www.jsworldwide.com/].
Steven Weinberg writes and illustrates kids' books about dinosaurs,
roller coasters, beards, and chainsaws. He lives in the Catskills in
New York. Steven can be found on Twitter @Steven_Draws
[https://twitter.com/Steven_Draws], Instagram
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