Karen Strong is the critically acclaimed author of several novels for young readers including Just South of Home, an Ignyte Award finalist; Eden’s Everdark, a BCCB Blue Ribbon selection; and The Secret Dead Club, a Southern Book Prize finalist. Karen is also the editor of the anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. Her books have been praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Libr...

Karen Strong is the critically acclaimed author of several novels for young readers including Just South of Home, an Ignyte Award finalist; Eden’s Everdark, a BCCB Blue Ribbon selection; and The Secret Dead Club, a Southern Book Prize finalist. Karen is also the editor of the anthology Cool. Awkward. Black. Her books have been praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and School Libr...