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Kelly Starling Lyons is an award-winning author whose 17 titles for children span easy readers, picture books, chapter books, fiction, nonfiction, and series. For more than a decade, Lyons has been creating inspiring books that center Black heroes, celebrate family, friendship and heritage and show all children the storyteller they hold inside. Her acclaimed titles include Going Down Home with Daddy, Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice & Sing Inspired Generations, Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon, Tiara's Hat Parade and the Jada Jones chapter book series. Her new easy reader series with illustrator Nina Mata, Ty's Travels, debuts September 1. The first book, All Aboard, earned a starred Kirkus review.

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Jada Jones Contest for First-Fourth Graders

To celebrate the release of the Jada Jones series, I created a contest for kids in first-fourth grade. Parents, teachers and guardians, please share their rules being a rock star friend by October 24 to enter.

Details and prizes here: http://www.kellystarlinglyons.com/boo....

I also have a special Jada Jones site:

www.jadajonesbooks.wordpress.com

Thank you for your support.

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	Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Daniel Minter (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 1,148 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Daniel Minter (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Keith Mallett (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock Star (Jada Jones, #1) by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrations) 4.13 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope's Gift by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Don Tate (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.08 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Melissa Manwill (Illustrations) 4.21 avg rating — 162 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Class Act (Jada Jones, #2) by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiara's Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author), Nicole Tadgell (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 71 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jada Jones (4 books)
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“I'll always remember the day Daddy took me on a journey . . . the day history was made with one million men and me.”
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