About the Author
About the Author
Leah Johnson always wanted to be a superhero, but she became a writer instead, which she thinks is the next-best thing. Her best-selling debut novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, was a Stonewall Honor Book, the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA Pick, and named one of Time's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Leah lives in Indianapolis, where she writes books about Black girls with big hearts, plays fetch with the best dog in the world, and talks about Miles Morales to anyone who will listen. Ellie Engle Saves Herself is her middle grade debut. You can find Leah online at ByLeahJohnson.com and on Instagram and Twitter @ByLeahJohnson.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Praise for Ellie Engle Saves Herself *"Joyful and magical."
--School Library Journal (starred review) *"A delightful, magical middle-grade debut . . . Excellently harnesses the anxiety that is prevalent throughout the junior-high years."
--Booklist (starred review) *"A warmly rendered, lightly speculative love story about a girl learning to believe that she's anything but ordinary."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) *"Johnson deftly explores identity and responsibility to ourselves and others in this joyful coming-of-age story. Marvelous."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Ellie Engle is a force!"
--Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Tristan Strong series "Leah Johnson's middle-grade debut does it all, and more."
--Kyle Lukoff, winner of the Newbery Honor Award and the Stonewall Award for Too Bright to See "A funny, heartfelt reminder that we are all worthy of standing in the sun, rather than hiding in the shadows."
--Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal winner for Hello, Universe and Newbery Honor winner for We Dream of Space "Belongs on middle-grade shelves everywhere."
--Kacen Callender, National Book Award, Lambda Literary Award, and
Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of King and the Dragonflies "A sheer delight from beginning to end!"
--Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Dumplin'
--School Library Journal (starred review) *"A delightful, magical middle-grade debut . . . Excellently harnesses the anxiety that is prevalent throughout the junior-high years."
--Booklist (starred review) *"A warmly rendered, lightly speculative love story about a girl learning to believe that she's anything but ordinary."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) *"Johnson deftly explores identity and responsibility to ourselves and others in this joyful coming-of-age story. Marvelous."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Ellie Engle is a force!"
--Kwame Mbalia, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Tristan Strong series "Leah Johnson's middle-grade debut does it all, and more."
--Kyle Lukoff, winner of the Newbery Honor Award and the Stonewall Award for Too Bright to See "A funny, heartfelt reminder that we are all worthy of standing in the sun, rather than hiding in the shadows."
--Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal winner for Hello, Universe and Newbery Honor winner for We Dream of Space "Belongs on middle-grade shelves everywhere."
--Kacen Callender, National Book Award, Lambda Literary Award, and
Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of King and the Dragonflies "A sheer delight from beginning to end!"
--Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Dumplin'
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Bound to Stay Bound Books
Pub date:
2023-05-02
Length:
275 pages
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