JEN ROFÉ'S
REPRESENTATIVE BOOKS
Some client books Jen feels best represent her tastes
jennifer@andreabrownlit.com
REPRESENTATIVE BOOKS
Some client books Jen feels best represent her tastes
jennifer@andreabrownlit.com
CONTEMPORARY YA: Meg Medina's YAQUI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK YOUR ASS, about a 15-year-old honor student who hears a rumor that Yaqui Delgado wants to fight her, but she doesn't even know who Yaqui is. (Candlewick, 2013)
REALISTIC MIDDLE GRADE WITH WELL-ROUNDED, AUTHENTIC CHARACTERS:
Newbery Medalist Meg Medina’s MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS, about the hilarious and poignant struggles of middle-schooler Merci Suarez as she contends with changing friend dynamics at school and changing family dynamics at home. (Candlewick, 2018)
Newbery Medalist Meg Medina’s MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS, about the hilarious and poignant struggles of middle-schooler Merci Suarez as she contends with changing friend dynamics at school and changing family dynamics at home. (Candlewick, 2018)
CHARACTER-BASED MIDDLE GRADE WITH SERIES POTENTIAL: Crystal Allen's The Magnificent Mya Tibbs series features a spunky, nine-year-old, aspiring cowgirl, and the hilarious situations she and her friends find themselves in. (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2016-2018)
COMMERCIAL, ADVENTUROUS MIDDLE GRADE: Christina Diaz Gonzalez's MOVING TARGET, about a 12-year-old girl who discovers she belongs to an ancient bloodline, enabling her to use a legendary object that can alter the future. (Scholastic, 2015)
COMMERCIAL MIDDLE GRADE WITH MAGICAL TWIST: Kim Tomsic’s THE 11:11 WISH, about a math whiz who uses a magical cat clock in an attempt to fit in at her new school. (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, 2018)
EXQUISITELY AUTHORED-ILLUSTRATED PICTURE BOOKS: Eliza Wheeler’s HOME IN THE WOODS, about an impoverished family rebuilding their life in a shack in the woods. (Nancy Paulsen/PRH, 2019)