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About Jen
About the Author Jennifer Bradbury’s debut novel, Shift—which Kirkus Reviews starred, calling it “fresh, absorbing, compelling”—was picked as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and made the School Library Journal YALSA Booklist. It is also on numerous state reading lists. A former English teacher and one-day Jeopardy! champ, she lives in Burlington, Washington, with her family. I wonder if all author bios on book jackets are as noteworthy for what they omit as mine is. The good people at Atheneum make me sound way cooler than I actually am: Jennifer Bradbury is an English teacher living in Burlington, Washington. She and her husband took a two-month long bicycling trek from Charleston, South Carolina, to Los Angeles, California for their honeymoon, changing more than fifty flat tires along the way. She was also a one-day winner of Jeopardy! Shift is her first novel. It says nothing about my weird allergies. It also fails to mention I woke up on my 18th birthday with half my face paralyzed (I got better). Nowhere is record of the fact that I once got stuck on a giant water toy on a lake, or that I had a cast on my nose after my…
Where Jen Writes
Novels
Take
Outside In
River Runs Deep
A Moment Comes
Wrapped
Shift
Books for Younger Readers
Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand
the Zach and Lucy stories
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Visits
VISITS and APPEARANCES I spent nine years teaching high school students, so a chance to hang out with them for a day or even an hour is always welcome. I’ve enjoyed presented author talks and writing workshops for schools, libraries, book festivals and writing groups, and would love to come to spend time with your group. And I’m always happy to customize a presentation for your specific audience. Rates $700 per day plus travel for up to four presentations or workshops. I’m also a member of the Skype an Author network, and am available for online visits. For more information, references, or to arrange a visit, contact me here. – PHOTOS – SkypeAnAuthor.wetpaint.com
What’s New?
Upcoming Books
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2011-08-22T20:17:30+00:00
More info coming soon!
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