Kelly lives in southwest Michigan with her five amazing children. Kelly is also the author of the picture book The Electric Slide and Kai and The Swag Is in the Socks, which was inspired by her love of unique socks, as well as her older sister's hero work as a speech-language pathologist. Her story is featured in the WNDB anthology Flying Lessons & Other Stories and inspired her first full-length novel, Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, and its sequel, Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day. Baptist is the inaugural winner of the We Need Diverse Books short-story contest. And whether they realize it or not, these two have a lot more in common than they think. Single-parent homes, tight funds, and sibling dynamics provide a balancing act for the growing tweens. Baptist delivers a novel in verse that follows Eb and Flow as they navigate their parallel lives. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior-to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.Īward-winning author Kelly J. Now I've got my third suspension of seventh grade.Įbony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. Baptist, illustrated by Darnell Johnson and published by Lee & Low Books. Shoes I'ma wear every day till they fall off my feet. Official book trailer for THE ELECTRIC SLIDE AND KAI, written by Kelly J. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero. A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective.
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