Christina Wyman is the USA Today-bestselling author of the middle-grade novels Jawbreaker, Slouch, and Breakout. She is a teacher and writer living in Michigan with her husband and silly rescue cats named Alfred and Greta Cannoli―not to mention the raccoons, owls, and hummingbirds that occupy a tree outside their bedroom window. She grew up in a tiny apartment with her family in Brooklyn, New York, where she dreamed of becoming a writer.
Wyman’s debut novel, Jawbreaker, follows a seventh-grader with a craniofacial anomaly that’s caught the attention of school bullies—including her own sister.
Jawbreaker is a USA Today bestseller and a Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews best book of the year; it is also an American Booksellers Association Best Book for Young Readers of the Year, an Indies Introduce title, and a Kids’ Indie Next Pick. Soon after debuting, Jawbreaker became a Target Monthly Book Club Pick.
A New York Times “Books for Kids Starting Middle School” selection, Jawbreaker has been nominated for 9 lists across seven states and is also a Judy Lopez Memorial Award Winner – 2024 (Los Angeles Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association) and has received three starred reviews (Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and BookPage).
Wyman’s follow-up novel, Slouch, is – well— no slouch. Slouch is about a tall girl navigating friends, family, self-esteem, and boundaries. Another USA Today bestseller, Slouch is a Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Selection, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly New and Noteworthy Children’s and YA Books of the Month Selection. Slouch also received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly.
Both Jawbreaker and Slouch are a Barnes & Noble Best Kids’ Books of the Month Selection, an Amazon.com Best Book of the Month for Ages 9-12, and Junior Library Guild selections.
Wyman’s newest novel, Breakout (2026),is a Junior Library Guild selection and has a received a starred review from School Library Journal.
Wyman is also a veteran educator and writer for adults. Her work has been published in New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Elle, Ms. Magazine, MSNBC, CNN, The Independent, Publishers Weekly, Writers Digest, and other outlets.
“I received a flood of positive feedback and comments from the presentations yesterday afternoon! I know we’ve got another half to go tomorrow but our staff was thrilled with every bit of it and thought it was an absolute success for our students! THANK YOU! Even our slightly wiggly and chatty 6th graders (who we worried the most about) did a great job engaging and asking questions. We can’t wait to do it again on Thursday.” — Dayna Hummel, Librarian, Haslett Middle School
