Books for Kids

Meet Me Halfway

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022

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“Mattie’s and Mercedes’s alternating narration follows their individual internality, skillfully exploring variations on family complexity to culminate in a satisfying novel of sisterhood.”
-Publishers Weekly

What If a Fish

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019

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“Fajardo’s honest, heartfelt text evokes sorrow and grief but also understanding, navigating the many complexities of identity, friendship, family, loss, and death.”
-Booklist

Other Books for Kids

Hercules and His 12 Labors

Hercules and his 12 Labors

An Interactive Mythological Adventure

Have you ever wished you were a Greek god? In this book, you get to help the super strong Hercules make some decisions about the adventures he faces. Will you win—or not? Writing this book allowed me to both do research about Greek mythology and use my imagination.

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Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters

Movie tie-in for middle-grade readers

Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto.

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