Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Jennifer Richard Jacobson is an award-winning children's author, teacher, and educational consultant who has spent three decades writing fiction across multiple genres. Born in New Hampshire in 1958, she is a graduate of Lesley College and Harvard Graduate School of Education who has taught preschool through sixth grade and served in various educational leadership roles. Her works include picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and young adult fiction, many of which have received prestigious awards including ALA Best Books for Young Adults and Publishers Weekly Best Books.