Category: Kid-Lit: Middle Grade

Burke Kunkel
Angela
Angela Burke Kunkel is an educator by day and a writer in the very early mornings. Her debut picture book…
Burnham
Molly B.
Molly B. Burnham has been a dog walker, ice-cream scooper, and elementary school teacher. She lives in Ma…
Cajoleas
Jimmy
Jimmy Cajoleas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent years traveling the country and playing music be…
Cartaya
Pablo
Pablo Cartaya is an internationally acclaimed author, screenwriter, speaker, and educator. His work has b…
Carver
Willie
Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. is an advocate, a Kentucky Teacher of the Year, and the author of a bests…
Cervantes
JC
J.C. is a New York Times best-selling author. Her books for children, young adults, and adults have been …
Charlton-Trujillo
e.E.
Described as a “force of nature” by Kirkus Reviews, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo is unquestionably one of the m…
Christmas
Johnnie
Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times Best Selling graphic novelist. His 2022 middle grade graphic nov…
Conklin
Lydi
Lydi Conklin (they/them) has received a Stegner Fellowship, four Pushcart Prizes, a Rona Jaffe Foundation…
Dao
Julie C.
Julie C. Dao is the critically acclaimed author of many books. Her novels have earned starred reviews fro…
Day
Christine
Christine Day is a citizen of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Her first novel, I Can Make This Promise, wa…
Eicheldinger
Matt
Matt Eicheldinger is a middle school teacher, author, and storyteller. He spent most of his childhood pla…