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Jory John is an American author known for his witty and heartfelt children's books, including The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean. His works often explore themes of self-improvement, friendship, and emotional growth, combining humor with meaningful life lessons.
Known for: Good Girl Bad Blood, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Five Survive
Books by Holly Jackson
Good Girl Bad Blood
In this humorous picture book, the Bad Seed faces a Halloween dilemma: he wants to be the best dressed and have the most fun, but he struggles with the pressure of finding the perfect costume. Through...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a young adult mystery novel following Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a high school student who reopens a closed murder case for her senior project. As she investigates the supposed...
Five Survive
Six friends on a road trip find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere, trapped by a sniper who seems to know their secrets. As the night unfolds, they must uncover who among them is being targe...
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The Pressure of Perfection
From the moment Halloween appears on the calendar, the Bad Seed sets his sights on being the best. He imagines himself in a costume so clever, so original, that everyone will gasp in awe as he struts down the street. After all, isn’t that what Halloween is for—to show off your best self? But inside,...
From Good Girl Bad Blood
The Temptation to Give Up
When your best plans fail, sometimes the easiest response is to walk away entirely. That’s exactly what the Bad Seed does. In an act that feels both bold and defensive, he declares: 'No Halloween this year!' If he can’t win, he won’t play. I think every reader, young or old, can relate to that impul...
From Good Girl Bad Blood
The Case Reopened: A Student’s Curiosity Becomes a Quest for Truth
When Pippa Fitz-Amobi selects the five-year-old case of Andie Bell’s murder as her senior project, she imagines it as a manageable academic exercise—an intellectual puzzle to dissect. The official story seems tidy enough: Andie was last seen alive on a spring night; Sal Singh, her boyfriend, texted ...
From A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Behind the Facade: Unearthing the Hidden Lives of Others
Investigating Andie Bell means confronting who she really was—and discovering that she was far more complex than the town’s saintly memories allow. As Pippa reconstructs her social circle, she uncovers fragments of a girl who manipulated as deftly as she charmed. Through social media trails and whis...
From A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
1. The Road to Nowhere
It all begins with what seems harmless enough: a road trip. Six friends—Red, Maddy, Oliver, Reyna, Simon, and Arthur—pile into an RV bound for the beach. They’re eighteen, restless, eager for freedom. Each brings a different energy: Maddy, Red’s confident best friend; Oliver, Maddy’s assertive broth...
From Five Survive
2. The Sniper’s Shadow
When the bullets first slam into the RV’s metal siding, panic takes over. The friends drop, crawl, shout orders. Oliver tries to command the group; Maddy clings to him; Simon bleeds from shattered glass. In writing this, I wanted the reader to feel as trapped as they do—to hear each ricochet, to sen...
From Five Survive
About Holly Jackson
Jory John is an American author known for his witty and heartfelt children's books, including The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean. His works often explore themes of self-improvement, friendship, and emotional growth, combining humor with meaningful life lessons.
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Jory John is an American author known for his witty and heartfelt children's books, including The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean. His works often explore themes of self-improvement, friendship, and emotional growth, combining humor with meaningful life lessons.
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