Jennifer Prescott's Blog

On Friday, I received three handwritten letters from middle-school kids who had read The Hundred. They came from children in a school in the Bronx, who had been introduced to the book through their teacher.

I was so astounded and moved by these letters, and I wanted to share a couple of specific quotes. I trembled as I read the letters, for I knew that something I had done really mattered to a child. While a praiseworthy review on Amazon or Goodreads always makes my heart soar, these were diff...

When I wrote my debut novel, The Hundred, I wasn’t thinking of children in a specific age range who might read and enjoy the book. I just wanted to tell a story. When it was finally edited and complete at a whomping 500+ pages, I realized that I had a dilemma on my hands.

People (and agents, in particular) think that long books for kids are a death knell. Everyone advises against them, unless you are big A+ author whose editors have been cowed into submission and won’t delete nary a word. So m...

I’m excited to announce the publication of my new YA/MG fantasy novel, The Hundred: Fall of the Wents!

Best for ages 10 and up, the book takes readers on an epic journey into a future where humans no longer exist.Evolution has produced a host of wondrous and intelligent beings: shape-shifting Fantastic Grouts with globes of light atop their skulls; creatures descended from flowers; and massive swarms of bees that can bore perfect holes through metal or bone.

But some seek a way to bring the hum...