J.J. Johnson, Author
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    • Believarexic
    • The Theory of Everything >
      • A Teoria de Tudo
      • Mi Teoría de Todo
      • La theorie du grand tout
    • This Girl is Different >
      • Esta Chica es Diferente
      • Cette fille est différente
      • 이 소녀는 다른 것입니다
      • Eve sieht es anders
      • Ova djevojka je drukčija
  • Writerly Things I Do
    • Writing (My Creative Space)
    • And I Read a Lot
    • Speeches & School Visits
    • Book Harvest
    • The Brown Bookshelf's Declaration in Support of Children
    • Adverb Fight Club
    • Little Free Library
    • Indies First
    • Authors for Library E-Books
  • Blog
  • About Me
    • Bio
    • Short Bio
    • Believarexic Radio Interview
    • Frequently Asked Questions >
      • How to be an Author
      • 'This Girl' Discussion Questions
    • Favorites by Decade
    • Post-Concussion Syndrome
    • 50 Random Facts About Me
    • Favorite Quotes
    • Paintings
    • Happy Dances
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J.J. Johnson, Author :: About Me
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J.J. Johnson is a youth counselor turned young adult novelist.

She grew up (with an 80s perm) in Norwich, a very small town in central New York. She then went to Binghamton University, where she discovered writing --and dancing, and marching, and sitting-in-- as a means of working towards social justice. She graduated with a history degree in 1996. 


In 2001, J.J. earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, concentrating on adolescent risk and prevention, with eyes on mental health and social injustice. 

She is the author of THIS GIRL IS DIFFERENT, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, and BELIEVAREXIC (all from Peachtree Publishers). Her books have won numerous honors and have been translated into six languages.

J.J. loves to travel, practice yoga, read, hike, dance, laugh, and eat. She teaches at a Montessori farm preschool and participates in literacy, social justice, and pro-democracy organizations.

She lives with her husband, son, and rescue dog in a small brick cottage in Durham, North Carolina. There are lots of flowers and a Little Free Library in her front yard. 


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  • My Books
    • Believarexic
    • The Theory of Everything >
      • A Teoria de Tudo
      • Mi Teoría de Todo
      • La theorie du grand tout
    • This Girl is Different >
      • Esta Chica es Diferente
      • Cette fille est différente
      • 이 소녀는 다른 것입니다
      • Eve sieht es anders
      • Ova djevojka je drukčija
  • Writerly Things I Do
    • Writing (My Creative Space)
    • And I Read a Lot
    • Speeches & School Visits
    • Book Harvest
    • The Brown Bookshelf's Declaration in Support of Children
    • Adverb Fight Club
    • Little Free Library
    • Indies First
    • Authors for Library E-Books
  • Blog
  • About Me
    • Bio
    • Short Bio
    • Believarexic Radio Interview
    • Frequently Asked Questions >
      • How to be an Author
      • 'This Girl' Discussion Questions
    • Favorites by Decade
    • Post-Concussion Syndrome
    • 50 Random Facts About Me
    • Favorite Quotes
    • Paintings
    • Happy Dances
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Take a Survey