714 ratings | 7 reviews | avg rating:3.74

J.J.'s Bookshelves

read (738)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (1)

J.J.'s Friends (48)

Rabiah

3,329 books | 531 friends

Evie

1,375 books | 2,646 friends

Gina

193 books | 253 friends

Sallie

334 books | 1,176 friends

Hilary Wagner

196 books | 2,266 friends

Sarah

3,341 books | 1,801 friends

Book Flame

565 books | 615 friends

Andrea (Reading Lark)

1,309 books | 306 friends

More friends…

J.J. is following 1 person

J.J. Johnson

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/jjjohnsonauthor

gender

female

website

http://www.jjjohnsonauthor.com

genre

Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

member since

January 2011

About this author

edit data

J.J. Johnson endured high school in a small town in central New York, where she always wanted to throw open the classroom windows and breathe some fresh air. Growing up, JJ did a lot of shopping, excessive worrying, and experimentation with asymmetrical hairstyles ... along with BMX racing; dancing ballet, tap, and jazz; and long summers exploring the creek in her backyard (although she was petrified of snakes).

After graduating from Binghamton University, J.J. was an internship coordinator for programs such as The Learning Web and Youth Advocacy, hooking teens up with work that (1) mattered to them, and (2) made a positive change in the world. In 2001, she earned a Master of Education from Harvard University, with a concentration in Adoles...more

combine editions
Books by J.J. Johnson

Average rating: 3.56 · 307 ratings · 150 reviews · 1 distinct work

	This Girl Is Different 3.57 avg rating — 307 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Up Close and Personal with the Urantia Book - Expanded Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

J.J. is Currently Reading

J.J. Johnson is currently reading:

The Iliad: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation)

by Homer

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

J.J. Johnson said: "finding this un-put-downable. "

May 15, 2012 09:14am · see review

J.J. Johnson is currently reading:

Matthew Flinders' Cat

by Bryce Courtenay

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

May 01, 2012 12:02pm

rss
J.J.'s Recent Updates

J.J. Johnson is now friends with Gerri
May 18, 2012 02:38pm
J.J. Johnson gave to: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin	My rating:
meh.
May 15, 2012 09:16am · see review
J.J. Johnson gave to: Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors by Roger Lancelyn Green read in May, 2012	My rating:
It's difficult to separate out my feelings about the book and the response of my 7 y.o. who loves to listen to me read it to him. So I'm just gonna go with 5 stars. Love learning about the Greek gods, goddesses, monsters, heroes - definitely a hole i...more
May 15, 2012 09:15am · see review
J.J. Johnson is currently reading: The Iliad: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) by Homer	My rating:
finding this un-put-downable.
May 15, 2012 09:14am · see review
J.J. Johnson is currently reading: Matthew Flinders' Cat by Bryce Courtenay	My rating:
May 01, 2012 12:02pm
J.J. Johnson gave to: The Prince Who Fell from the Sky by John Claude Bemis	My rating:
May 01, 2012 10:15am
J.J. Johnson gave to: When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone	My rating:
Apr 28, 2012 06:08pm
J.J. Johnson gave to: Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria E. Anzaldúa	My rating:
Apr 28, 2012 06:07pm
J.J. Johnson added: Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin	My rating:
Apr 28, 2012 06:07pm
J.J. Johnson gave to: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft	My rating:
Apr 28, 2012 06:07pm

More of J.J.'s books…

Quotes by J.J. Johnson

“My boyfriend dumped me. My best friend won't talk to me. My future is in a garbage can. Everything has turned to crap. Can you please just let me be a sullen teenager. just this once”
― J.J. Johnson, This Girl Is Different

tags: humorous

10 people liked it