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Jen Petro-Roy

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in MA, The United States

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http://www.jenpetroroy.com

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Children's, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Beverly Cleary, Cynthia Lord, Linda Urban, Rebecca Stead

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June 2009

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Jen Petro-Roy is the author of four middle grade books, all published by Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends: P.S. I Miss You, Good Enough, Life in the Balance, and You Are Enough. She lives in Massachusetts, where she also works as a reference librarian.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 3,577 ratings · 785 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Good Enough 4.10 avg rating — 1,948 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	P.S. I Miss You 4.14 avg rating — 1,221 ratings — published 2018	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
	Life in the Balance 3.88 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery 4.01 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	Minnie & Katrien als Geheim agent - Vriend of vijand? by Jen Petro-Roy (Goodreads Author), Kawaii Creative Studio (Illustrator), Simone Ruitenbeek (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 11 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
	Klækjabrögð 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020	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
	Life in the Balance 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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“I'm not a failure. I'm a work in progress" -Riley”
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“Art is about trying new things, exploring the world and capturing those emotions" -Riley”
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What book should we read in August?

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The Line Tender by Kate Allen

55 votes 34.8%

Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy

25 votes 15.8%

A Wolf Called Wander Rosanne Parry

19 votes 12.0%

Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis

17 votes 10.8%

A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

17 votes 10.8%

This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce

12 votes 7.6%

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (write-in)

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3 votes 1.9%

Sweeping Up The Heart (write-in)

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Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy (write-in)

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a place to belong (write-in)

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