Jessica Lawson

Jessica Lawson is an author of middle-grade books.

Biography Lawson attended Homestead High School in Indiana, going on to earn a BA in Spanish from the University of Denver and a MS in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University. She has lived in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

She began writing in mid-2009 after the birth of her first child. Lawson produced eight manuscripts before selling The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher.

Accolades Publishers Weekly praised The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, as "a rewarding read" and "a delightfully clever debut" in a starred review. Bank Street College named Nooks & Crannies to its Best Children's Books of 2016 list.

Selected works