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J.J. Johnson is a teacher, counselor, and young adult novelist.
J.J. grew up in Norwich, a small town in central New York State, where she raced BMX (bikes), danced ballet, worried too much, read a lot, and skipped rocks over the creek in her backyard.
J.J. graduated from Binghamton University in 1996. In 2001, she earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, with a concentration in Adolescent Risk and Prevention.
J.J. has worked with young people from infancy to young adulthood: teaching preschool, counseling at-risk teens, and coordinating service programs such as The Learning Web, Justice Summer, and Youth Advocacy.
She is the author of the highly acclaimed young adult novels This Girl is Different (2011), The Theory of Everything (2012), and Believarexic (2015). Her books have received numerous honors and have been translated into six languages.
She lives with her husband, son, and dog in Durham, North Carolina.
J.J. loves echidnas, dance parties, and Star Wars.
J.J. grew up in Norwich, a small town in central New York State, where she raced BMX (bikes), danced ballet, worried too much, read a lot, and skipped rocks over the creek in her backyard.
J.J. graduated from Binghamton University in 1996. In 2001, she earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, with a concentration in Adolescent Risk and Prevention.
J.J. has worked with young people from infancy to young adulthood: teaching preschool, counseling at-risk teens, and coordinating service programs such as The Learning Web, Justice Summer, and Youth Advocacy.
She is the author of the highly acclaimed young adult novels This Girl is Different (2011), The Theory of Everything (2012), and Believarexic (2015). Her books have received numerous honors and have been translated into six languages.
She lives with her husband, son, and dog in Durham, North Carolina.
J.J. loves echidnas, dance parties, and Star Wars.
