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J.J. Howard

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York, PA, The United States

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http://jjhowardbooks.com

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Young Adult, Children's

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May 2010

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J.J. Howard writes YA and MG books. She lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her assistant is named Willow—a miniature dachshund with a lot of great ideas—most of them involving dinner or at least snacks. Her books include the young adult novels THAT TIME I JOINED THE CIRCUS and TRACERS. Her middle grade novels include SIT, STAY, LOVE, Z ON LOCATION (an American Girls Book), PUGS AND KISSES, PUGS IN A BLANKET, THE LOVE PUG, and GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE PUGS.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 4,602 ratings · 618 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	That Time I Joined the Circus 3.61 avg rating — 2,028 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Sit, Stay, Love 4.23 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Pugs and Kisses 4.17 avg rating — 584 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
	The Love Pug: A Wish Novel 4.35 avg rating — 224 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
	Pugs in a Blanket: A Wish Novel 4.21 avg rating — 227 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
	Tracers 3.71 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Girls Just Wanna Have Pugs 4.30 avg rating — 103 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
	Z On Location 3.82 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2017 — 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
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Not cool, Rory: How one scene in the new Gilmore Girls revival made this teacher sad

When the first photos from the Netflix Gilmore Girls revival surfaced last spring, an image of Rory standing in front of a class at Chilton was among them, and many assumed that meant she went on to be a teacher at her alma mater. I even read an article called “I’m Glad Rory Gilmore Became a Teacher.”
But, now it’s the Fall (an upsetting time in Gilmore land, apparently)…and we know that not only d Read more of this blog post »

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“It takes a long time to make the perfect playlist. I don't believe in that little Genius button they have on iTunes. That's cheating.”
― J.J. Howard, That Time I Joined the Circus

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“I am a music snob, and proud of it. I'm a New Yorker; smugness is my birthright.”
― J.J. Howard, That Time I Joined the Circus

tags: humor, music, new-york

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“I fell asleep in an empty field, but woke up at the circus.”
― J.J. Howard, That Time I Joined the Circus

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“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
― Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye

tags: age-adult

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“I had been fed, in my youth, a lot of old wives' tales about the way men would instantly forsake a beautiful woman to flock around a brilliant one. It is but fair to say that, after getting out in the world, I had never seen this happen."

[From a column dated November 17, 1928]”
― Dorothy Parker, Constant Reader: 2

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“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

tags: inspirational, religion

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“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW. I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn.”
― Joss Whedon

tags: firefly, humour, irony, show-business, wit

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“Now that I am dead, I know everything.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad

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message 4: by T M

Feb 01, 2013 09:15AM

Hi J.J! Thanks so much for accepting my friend request. Hope you have a fab day!

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message 3: by Dayla

Oct 31, 2012 05:25PM

Thanks for friending me! It was a nice surprise :)

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message 2: by J.J.

Jul 29, 2012 03:13PM

Karen wrote: "Thanks for adding me. I adore the cover of your book and want to know more! Congrats!"

Thank you! I love the cover too! Can't wait until it comes out!! :)

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message 1: by Karen

Jun 01, 2012 02:40PM