Kristen Tracy, author portrait

Kristen Tracy

Kristen Tracy has written twelve novels for young adults and young readers, including Lost ItCamille McPhee Fell Under the BusHung Up, and Project Unpopular. She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection Half-Hazard. Visit her online at kristentracy.com, and follow her on Twitter @kristen_tracy.
The Unofficial Alcatraz Handbook
When Beavers Flew
Don't Trust the Cat
Cat's Very Good Day
Project (Un)Popular Book #2: Totally Crushed
Project (Un)Popular Book #1
Too Cool for This School
Bessica Lefter Bites Back
The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter
Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus

Books

The Unofficial Alcatraz Handbook
When Beavers Flew
Don't Trust the Cat
Cat's Very Good Day
Project (Un)Popular Book #2: Totally Crushed
Project (Un)Popular Book #1
Too Cool for This School
Bessica Lefter Bites Back
The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter
Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

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Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

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