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A California native and San Francisco transplant, Jennifer now lives with her husband and daughter on an island near Seattle, Washington. Her every hour is consumed by writing, running, walking her dogs, chatting with her daughter about the superiority of BIPOC Woman Authors on the podcast Damned Scribbling Women, and reading her way down her ridiculously long holds list at the library. Find photos of Jen's dogs, daily calls to smash the patriarchy, and other fun jazz on Instagram & Twitter @jenlialongo.
Go to jenlongo.com to read Longo's full biography.
Jennifer Longo books available at the LMC:
Jennifer Longo books available at the LMC:
2016 Winter INDIES NEXT LIST Title
2017 YALSA BEST YA FICTION Finalist
2017 Washington State Book Award Finalist
RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS 2016
Up to this Pointe
Up to this Pointe
Harper Scott is a dancer. She and her best friend, Kate, have one goal: becoming professional ballerinas. And Harper won’t let anything—or anyone—get in the way of The Plan, not even the boy she and Kate are both drawn to.
Harper is a Scott. She’s related to Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died racing Amundsen and Shackleton to the South Pole. Amundsen won because he had a plan, and Harper has always followed his model. So when Harper’s life takes an unexpected turn, she finagles (read: lies) her way to the icy dark of McMurdo Station . . . in Antarctica. Extreme, but somehow fitting—apparently she has always been in the dark, dancing on ice this whole time. And no one warned her. Not her family, not her best friend, not even the boy who has somehow found a way into her heart. It will take a visit from Shackleton's ghost--the explorer who didn't make it to the South Pole, but who got all of his men out alive--to teach Harper that success isn't always what's important, sometimes it's more important to learn how to fail successfully.
"In her final year in foster care, seventeen-year-old Muir tries to survive her senior year before aging out of the system"--Provided by publisher.
Summer Reading 2022: What I Carry
Summer Reading 2022: What I Carry
Awards and Acknowledgements for What I Carry:
* 2021 Winner WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD * Young Adult Literature *
* 2022 Winner IOWA CENTER FOR THE BOOK * Young Adult Literature All Iowa Reads Selection *
* 2020 KIRKUS BEST YA FICTION List *
* 2021 BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION * Best Children’s Book of the Year List *
* 2020 Winter INDIES NEXT LIST Title *
* 2021 ALA/YALSA Best YA Fiction Top Ten Title *
* 2021 Children’s Book Council/NCSS Notable Trade Book *
* 2020 Chicago Public Library Best List *
* 2022 Texas TAYSHAS Top Ten List *
* 2021-22 Maine Student Book Award Northstar * Nominee *
* 20021-22 Florida Teen Reads Award * Nominee *
* 2022 Oklahoma Library Association * Master List YA *
* 2021 Maryland School Libraries Association * Top Ten *
* 2021 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award * Finalist *
* 2021 Arkansas Teen Book Award * Nominee *
* 2021 Georgia Peach Book Award * Nominee *
* 2021 CYBILS Award * Nominee *
* 2023 Connecticut Library Association Nutmeg Book Award * Finalist *
* 2022-23 Missouri Association of Librarians Gateway Readers Award * Nominee *
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