Here's the book in case you're curious! www.jandersoncoats.com/the-unexpect...
Exciting - can't wait to read it!
☀️ The summer reading season is officially upon us! Looking to diversify your summer reading this year? We’ve put together a fun reading challenge to help you become your own reading ambassador this summer! (Plus we have recommendations for most of the challenges) 🧵
Congrats to Renee Watson, who's just been named a TIME Visionary - the only author on the list! I love that they chose a writer and advocate who's been such a true ambassador for poetry, stories, and the voices of young people. time.com/collection/v...
Pay attention to your local elections.
Some good advice here for my writer friends!
I'm super excited to announce that The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls is the winner of The New York Historical Children's Book Prize for 2025! Here's me grinning like a goof while in NYC accepting the prize. www.nyhistory.org/about/childr...
2026 Newbery Medal winner Renée Watson creates stories that give kids language for loss, joy, and everything in between
As part of the fight against the national book bans, we've made candidate scorecards for the original sponsors of HR 7661. If any of these Representatives are running in a race in your district/state, you can use these cards to help inform your community. This is gonna be a big old thread...
YA/MG author. Newest: The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls (2025); The Loss of the Burying Ground (2024). She/Her. Located near the Salish Sea. Rep'd by ACM. https://www.jandersoncoats.com/
