Category: Kid-Lit: Middle Grade

Tallie
Mariahadessa Ekere
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and a PhD candidate in the Theatre Art…
Tashjian
Janet
Janet Tashjian is a children’s, middle-grade and young adult novelist who’s been writing books for childr…
Tate
ReShonda
  As the national bestselling author of more than 50 books, ReShonda Tate has the credentials, an…
Tavares
Matt
New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Matt Tavares was born in Boston, and grew up surrounded by …
Taylor
Candacy
Candacy Taylor is an award-winning cultural documentarian, photographer, and the author of the bestsellin…
Telgemeier
Raina
Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts, and G…
Michael E. Gray
Jamilah
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, M.S.Ed, is a Philadelphia-based, award-winning children’s book author. A forme…
Toalson
R.L. (Rachel)
R.L. (Rachel) Toalson is the award-winning author of the middle grade books THE COLORS OF THE RAIN, a mid…
Truong
Vivian
Vivian Truong is a British-Born Chinese artist from London. She is the illustrator behind various books a…
van Eekhout
Greg
Greg van Eekhout was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, in neighborhoods with hippies, criminals…
Velasquez
Elisabet
Elisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer, mother of two children from Brooklyn, New York, now living in Jer…
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Colleen AF
Colleen AF Venable is the author of indie bestseller Katie the Catsitter graphic novel series with Stepha…