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Janet Sumner Johnson

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in Santa Rosa, CA, The United States

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http://janetsumnerjohnson.com

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Children's, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

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Robin McKinley, L.M. Montgomery, J.K. Rowling, Gail Carson Levine ...more

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Janet Sumner Johnson lives in Utah with her husband and three kids. She bakes a mean cinnamon twist and eats way more cookies than are good for her, which explains her running habit. Though her full-time occupation as evil tyrant/benevolent dictator (aka mom) takes most of her time, she sneaks in writing at night when her inner funny bone is fully unleashed.

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	Help Wanted: Must Love Books by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Courtney Dawson (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,037 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society 4.28 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fault Lines 4.16 avg rating — 174 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Braver than Brave by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Eunji Jung (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 160 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not My Circus by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Patrick Corrigan (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 140 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bad Case of the Almosts by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 98 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Open for Business (The Recess Genius, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Stacy Ebert (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.65 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Recess Genius 2: Tons of Talent by Janet Sumner Johnson (Goodreads Author), Stacy Ebert (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Great Adventure of the Squashed Peanut Butter Sandwich Society (Middle-Grade Novels) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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THE WINTERTON DECEPTION 1: FINAL WORD, Cover Reveal!!

I’m so excited to finally share the cover of THE WINTERTON DECEPTION 1: FINAL WORD with you!

This middle grade puzzle mystery comes out through Pixel + Ink on Oct. 24th, 2023. Cover art is by Francisco Fonseca who does amazing work. I’m just thrilled with this cover. The lighting, that house! The dark corners and little details tucked in throughout . . . the feel of mystery just exudes from his wor

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“Too old for what?” I demanded. “Fun?” I”
― Janet Sumner Johnson, The Last Great Adventure of the PB & J Society

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