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Jael Richardson

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Mississauga, ON, Canada

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Jael Richardson is the author of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, a Father’s Life, a memoir based on her relationship with her father, CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey. The Stone Thrower was adapted into a children’s book in 2016 and was shortlisted for a Canadian picture book award. Richardson is a book columnist on CBC’s q. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and lives in Brampton, Ontario where she founded and serves as the Executive Director for the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). Her debut novel, Gutter Child, arrives January 2021 with HarperCollins Canada.

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Average rating: 3.83 · 6,240 ratings · 765 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gutter Child 3.82 avg rating — 6,113 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Hockey Jersey by Jael Richardson (Goodreads Author), Chelsea Charles (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Because You Are 4.63 avg rating — 41 ratings — 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
	Today I Am: 10 Stories of Belonging by Chan Marty, Jael Richardson (Goodreads Author), Rosena Fung (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings — 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

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In Every Mirror She's Black (In Every Mirror She’s Black, #1)

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“It takes a particular kind of strength to exist in a world where you are not wanted that doesn't feel like strength at all.”
― Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

tags: race, race-relations

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“A girl learns who she is from the woman she sees loving her," Ida says. "She learns what's good and what's lovely about herself, and the further apart she is from that woman, and the more different they are, the harder it is for her to know what to love about herself. Especially when everything around her tells her she's not right.”
― Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

tags: mother-and-child, self-love

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“When I drew pictures of Mother and me, I used Peach for her and Chestnut for myself. "Why is your skin named after something soft and sweet and mine is something hard and bitter?" "Because you are so much tougher," she said. I thought that was a very good answer. And maybe it's true. But I am forced to be tough.”
― Jael Richardson, Gutter Child

tags: mother-and-daughter, race

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