Category: Coming of Age

Blum
Isaac
Isaac Blum (he/him) is a writer and educator. He’s taught English at several colleges and universities, a…
Borba
Adam
ADAM BORBA is the author of the critically-acclaimed middle grade novels OUTSIDE NOWHERE, THE MIDNIGHT BR…
Garrett
Camryn
Camryn Garrett was born and raised in New York. In 2019, she was named one of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 an…
Hammonds
Jas
Jas Hammonds (they/she) was raised in many cities and between the pages of many books. They have received…
Jean
Emiko
Emiko Jean is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of Mika in Real Life—a GMA book club pick (…
Kirkwood
Kathlyn J.
Kathlyn J. Kirkwood CEO and President of Better B LLC was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She rece…
Méndez
Alexandra V.
Alexandra V. Méndez is a writer, teacher, and scholar who grew up bilingual in Decatur, Georgia, with fam…
Moulite
Maika and Maritza
Maika Moulite is a Miami native and the daughter of Haitian immigrants. She loves writing: books, think p…
Park
Patricia
Patricia Park is a tenured professor of undergraduate and graduate MFA creative writing at American Unive…
Perry
Jamar J.
As a young, quiet boy, stories for Jamar. J. Perry helped to shape who he is today; they were windows int…
Reyes
Sonora
Born and raised in Arizona, Sonora Reyes is the author of The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School and the…
Rhee
Helena Ku
Helena Ku Rhee is a writer of books for kids and the young at heart. Her latest book, Sora's Seashells, w…
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