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Jennifer Brooks was born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. After high school she matriculated at Dartmouth College to become a research scientist, but by the end of her sophomore year she felt a calling to the teaching profession. After graduation and fourteen years of teaching high school English, she answered a second calling to write full time while raising her new son. Her journey began with two theses for an MA and later an MFA in writing popular fiction at Seton Hill University.

A competitive hurdler and jumper in high school and college, she coached thirty-one seasons of cross-country and track and field, which is why runners show up so frequently in her stories. Jen has also had a lifelong relationship with books–as ...more

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Did you always know you wanted to be an author? If not, what did you want to be instead?

Jen Brooks I have always been a writer, but it wasn't until the last few years that I committed to the idea of being an author. I went to college to become a tea…moreI have always been a writer, but it wasn't until the last few years that I committed to the idea of being an author. I went to college to become a teacher, and that was my job for fourteen years--until I had a child. I LOVED teaching and miss it so much, but once my son was born, I chose to stay home with him and use the time to work on my writing. (less)

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Why did you choose to write from a male's point of view instead of a female's point of view in In A World Just Right?

Jen Brooks Hi Cindy! Thanks for the questions! I wish I could tell you why I chose to write from a male's point of view instead of a female's. The truth is I'm n…moreHi Cindy! Thanks for the questions! I wish I could tell you why I chose to write from a male's point of view instead of a female's. The truth is I'm not sure. I've written manuscripts featuring female protagonists in the past, but when I pictured the main character in this particular story, he was a boy.(less)

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