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Jess Redman

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Children's, Young Adult, Fantasy

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At age six, Jess Redman published a poem entitled “I Read and Read and Read All Day” in a local anthology. She knew then, reading her printed words in a real book, that she wanted to be an author when she grew up.

She spent the next couple of decades doing things like surviving middle school, traveling around the world, becoming a therapist, and having two kids. She wrote the whole time.

Then one day, she realized that she was probably an official grown up and it was time to try to get some more of her words printed in real books.

Her middle-grade debut, THE MIRACULOUS, was published by FSG/Macmillan in 2019. Her second middle-grade, QUINTESSENCE was published in 2020, and her third, THE ADVENTURE IS NOW will be out on May 4, 2021!

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	Quintessence 4.16 avg rating — 1,150 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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 Miraculous 3.99 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Adventure Is Now 4.08 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Season of Light: A Celebration of Christmas by Jess Redman (Goodreads Author), Ramona Kaulitzki (Illustrations) 3.86 avg rating — 124 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
	Softies Only a Mother Could Love: Lovable Friends for You to Sew, Knit, or Crochet by Jess Redman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Meg Leder (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2009 — 2 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
	More Softies Only a Mother Could Love: 22 Hapless but Lovable Friends to Sew and Crochet by Jess Redman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Meg Leder 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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What book should we read in September?

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When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson

37 votes 24.7%

Quintessence by Jess Redman

27 votes 18.0%

Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

21 votes 14.0%

Wink by Rob Harrell

18 votes 12.0%

Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (write-in)

14 votes 9.3%

Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome

13 votes 8.7%

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

10 votes 6.7%

Quintessence by Jess Redman (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Efrén Divided (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

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Quintessence (write-in)

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