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Jen Petro-Roy

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Born

in MA, The United States

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http://www.jenpetroroy.com

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Children's, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Beverly Cleary, Cynthia Lord, Linda Urban, Rebecca Stead

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June 2009

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Jen Petro-Roy is the author of four middle grade books, all published by Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends: P.S. I Miss You, Good Enough, Life in the Balance, and You Are Enough. She lives in Massachusetts, where she also works as a reference librarian.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 3,577 ratings · 785 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Good Enough 4.10 avg rating — 1,947 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	P.S. I Miss You 4.14 avg rating — 1,221 ratings — published 2018	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
	Life in the Balance 3.88 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	You Are Enough: Your Guide to Body Image and Eating Disorder Recovery 4.01 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	Minnie & Katrien als Geheim agent - Vriend of vijand? by Jen Petro-Roy (Goodreads Author), Kawaii Creative Studio (Illustrator), Simone Ruitenbeek (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Klækjabrögð 3.33 avg rating — 3 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
	Life in the Balance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“I'm not a failure. I'm a work in progress" -Riley”
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“Art is about trying new things, exploring the world and capturing those emotions" -Riley”
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Polls

It's our coming-in-second poll! The books included in this months poll were all ranked highly in our monthly polls but lost by a few votes. It's time to give them another look.

What book should we read in October?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2020 Newbery contender and already published.

June

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

30 votes 18.8%

April

The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

29 votes 18.1%

May

Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes

21 votes 13.1%

March

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

17 votes 10.6%

September

Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos

16 votes 10.0%

July

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

15 votes 9.4%

My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder (write-in)

15 votes 9.4%

August

Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy

8 votes 5.0%

Good Enough (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Queen of the Sea (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Queen of the Sea (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

A Drop of Hope (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

Genesis begins again (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

160 total votes

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