Jessica Lawson

Jessica Lawson is an author of middle-grade books.

Biography

Lawson attended Homestead High School in Indiana, going on to earn a BA in Spanish from the University of Denver and a MS in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University.[1] She has lived in Colorado[2] and Pennsylvania.

She began writing in mid-2009 after the birth of her first child.[3] Lawson produced eight manuscripts before selling The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher.[4]

Accolades

Publishers Weekly praised The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, as "a rewarding read" and "a delightfully clever debut" in a starred review.[5] Bank Street College named Nooks & Crannies to its Best Children's Books of 2016 list.[6]

Selected works

  • Lawson, Jessica; Bruno, Iacopo (illus) (June 2015). The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481401531. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  • Lawson, Jessica; Andrewson, Natalie (illus) (May 2016). Nooks & Crannies. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481419222. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  • Lawson, Jessica (May 2017). Waiting for Augusta. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481448406. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  • Lawson, Jessica (September 2017). Under the Bottle Bridge. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481448420. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Lawson: Author Revealed". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Jessica Lawson (13 August 2013). "Interview with Colorado author Jessica Lawson". TaraDairman.com (Interview). Interviewed by Tara Dairman. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Jessica Lawson (10 July 2014). "7 questions for: Author Jessica Lawson". MiddleGradeNinja (Interview). Interviewed by Robert Kent. Retrieved 7 February 2018. (archived version)
  4. ↑ Jessica Lawson (11 March 2016). "The Writer's Block: An Interview with Jessica Lawson". MiddleGradeMafia (Interview). Interviewed by L.S. Bridgers. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Best Children's Books of the Year: Ages Nine to Twelve (2016 Edition)" (PDF). Bank Street College. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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