Jessica Lawson


Jessica Lawson is an author of middle-grade books which have received considerable critical acclaim.

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. She has lived in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
She began writing in the summer of 2009 after the birth of her first child. Lawson produced eight manuscripts before selling The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher.

Praise

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

Selected works

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