Jennifer Roy
Author
Jennifer Roy is the best-selling, multiple award-winning author of YELLOW STAR, which received awards and distinctions including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award, New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, National Jewish Book Awards Finalist, School Library Journal Best Book, Sydney Taylor Book Awards Honor Book, ALA Notable Children’s Book, William Allen White Award (Kansas State), Lamplighter Award AudioFiles “Headphones Award” (Recorded Books), and received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and School Library Journal.
Her book MINDBLIND received a starred review from Booklist and was a ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults. It was also on numerous state book lists. Her other books include JARS OF HOPE, a Magnolia Book Award winner, and the TRADING FACES series co-authored with her twin sister Julia DeVillers.
Her latest book PLAYING ATARI WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN was featured on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2019-2020 List for Grades 6-8 and Bank Street Books Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Roy is a popular public speaker and a former Gifted & Talented K-6 teacher. She lives in Saratoga Springs, NewYork with her family.