Amherst Bulletin: “Time to celebrate kids and books: Mass Kids Lit Fest offers a wealth of programs in Valley during Children’s Book Week” — (May 10, 2024)
Review: A WORK IN PROGRESS, by Jarrett Lerner — (May 3, 2024)
Massachusetts Book Award YA/Middle Grade Longlist — (May 1, 2024)
2024-2025 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books — (May, 2024)
The Children’s Book Podcast: “Jarrett Lerner” — (April 28, 2024)
Greenfield Recorder: “Time to celebrate kids and books: Mass Kids Lit Fest offers a wealth of programs in Valley during Children’s Book Week” — (April 26, 2024)
“Mass Kids Lit Fest, a children’s and teen book festival is coming to Northampton” — (April 9, 2024)
Lift the Spirit: “Episode 11: A Conversation with Children’s Book Author Jarrett Lerner” — (March 27, 2024)
2024-2025 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee List for 6-8 — (March 14, 2024)
2025 Georgia Children’s Book (Gr. 4-8) Award — (March, 2024)
ALSC/ALA 2024 Notable Books — (January 24, 2024)
The Boston Globe: “Teenage boys get body-shamed, too. Boxborough author helps them, and any childhood outsider, feel less alone.” — (January 5, 2024)
School News Network: “Crowning a ‘Mock Newbery’ champion” — (January 3, 2024)
Cybils Awards 2023 Easy Reader and Early Chapter Book Finalists — (January 1, 2024)
Colby Sharp’s Favorite Books of 2023 — (January, 2024)
Nerdy Book Awards: Poetry and Novels in Verse — (December 30, 2023)
Nerdy Book Awards: Early Readers and Chapter Books — (December 29, 2023)
A Fuse 8 Production: “31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Easy Books and Early Chapter books” — (December 18, 2023)
100 Scope Notes: “2023 Children’s Lit: The Year in Miscellanea” — (December 11, 2023)
“Author Jarrett Lerner visits Pleasant View K-8 to inspire creativity, courage” — (December 6, 2023)
New York Public Library: “Best Books for Kids 2023” — (November 21, 2023)
Chicago Public Library: “Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2023” — (November 21, 2023)
School Library Journal: “Best Transitional Books 2023” — (November 19, 2023)
The Inside Press: “A Little Rain Couldn’t Stop Our Parade” — (November 10, 2023)
Audible: “The 15 best kids & family listens of 2023” — (November 8, 2023)
“8 Outstanding Middle Grade Books About Eating Disorders & Body Image” — (September 18, 2023)
“Make it as true and real and helpful as possible: An interview with Jarrett Lerner, author of A Work In Progress” — (September 12, 2023)
The Yarn: “Jarrett Lerner Visits The Yarn Podcast” — (September 6, 2023)
Calgary Herald: “September 2023 Children’s book reviews” — (September 2, 2023)
Today.com: “I hid my past with disordered eating. My 4-year-old helped me finally face the truth” — (August 21, 2023)
YA Books Central: “Middle-Grade Review: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner” — (August 21, 2023)
The Yarn: “Jarrett Lerner’s A Work In Progress Unravelled” — (August 6, 2023)
Middle Web: “13 Exciting New Titles for Your Classroom Library” — (July 30, 2023)
Josh Draws Comics: “3 Questions with… Jarrett Lerner” — (July 18, 2023)
Tampa Bay Times: “Gradebook: ‘Protect the right of all students, not just a few'” — (July 7, 2023)
School Library Journal: “July Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Suggestions” — (July 3, 2023)
Tampa Bay Times: “Pinellas schools under fire for book review list” — (June 26, 2023)
School Library Journal, Good Comics for Kids: “Review: Nat the Cat Takes a Bath” — (June 14, 2023)
The Buffalo News: “Books in Brief: A Work in Progress…” — (June 10, 2023)
Middle Grade Minded: “Author Interview: Jarrett Lerner, Author of A WORK IN PROGRESS” — (June 9, 2023)
“Sno-Isle Libraries program for 3rd graders fosters lifelong love of reading” — (June 7, 2023)
CBS News Boston: “Award-winning local author’s new book aims to help kids with body image struggles” — (June 5, 2023)
Children’s Books Spotlight Series Ep. #176: Jarrett Lerner | A Work In Progress — (June 2, 2023)
Iowa Public Radio: “Talk of Iowa’s 2023 summer book guide for kids and teens” — (June 1, 2023)
Publishers Weekly: “2023 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Photos” — (June 1, 2023)
“Words, Images, & Worlds with Jarrett Lerner” — (May 30, 2023)
School Library Journal: “37 Standout Titles / May 2023” — (May 24, 2023)
Book Marketing Now: Jarrett Lerner — (May 23, 2023)
Sharp Read / Colby Sharp: “What should I read, Mr. Sharp?” — (May 21, 2023)
The Creative Librarian: “Thankfully, We’re All Works in Progress!” — (May 20, 2023)
Shelf Awareness STARRED review of A Work in Progress — (May 19, 2023)
“Author Jarrett Lerner on Connecting through Personal Struggles” — (May 17, 2023)
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #60: “Jarrett Lerner Discusses His New Book, A Work in Progress!” — (May 11, 2023)
The Guam Daily Post: “A book for those different from other kids” — (May 8, 2023)
School Library Journal: “May Heavy Medal Mock Newbery Suggestions” — (May 8, 2023)
Whatever: “The Big Idea: Jarrett Lerner” — (May 5, 2023)
From the Mixed-Up Files… of Middle Grade Authors: Jarrett Lerner Interview — (May 5, 2023)
Learning with the Word Nerd: “First Chapter Friday Read Aloud + Author Interview: A Work in Progress” — (May 5, 2023)
Learning with the Word Nerd: “A Work in Progress Book Trailer” — (May 4, 2023)
More-Love.Org: “A remarkable book about a boy, body image, and disordered eating” — (May 4, 2023)
Teen Librarian Toolbox: “Book Review: A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner” — (May 4, 2023)
Writer’s Digest: “Giving Readers What They Need” — (May 3, 2023)
Teen Librarian Toolbox: “Silent Suffering: My Hopes for A WORK IN PROGRESS” — (May 3, 2023)
Pragmatic Mom: “Eight Middle Grade Books that Address Body Image” — (May 3, 2023)
Bird Meets Worm: “Super Star Interviews: Jarrett Lerner” — (May 2, 2023)
24 Carrot Writing: “The Illusion of ‘Loose’: The Making of A WORK IN PROGRESS” — (May 2, 2023)
School Library Journal STARRED review of Nat the Cat Takes a Bath — (May 1, 2023)
A Novel Mind: “You Are Not Alone” — (April 26, 2023)
Poets.Org: “2023 National Poetry Month Books List for Young Readers” — (April 20, 2023)
School Library Journal’s A Fuse 8 Production: “A Work In Progress: Special Excerpt from Jarrett Lerner’s Latest Biographical Title” — (April 19, 2023)
The Boston Globe: “The Silver Unicorn Bookstore hosts its first children’s graphic novel festival” — (April 18, 2023)
ReadWonder: “An Inside Look with Jarrett Lerner” — (April 17, 2023)
KidLitTV: Featured KidLit — A WORK IN PROGRESS by Jarrett Lerner — (April 17, 2023)
May/June 2023 Kids’ Indie Next List (featuring A Work in Progress) — (April 12, 2023)
Middle Grade Mischief Book Review: A Work in Progress — (March 26, 2023)
School Library Journal, Good Comics for Kids: “Review: Nat the Cat Takes a Nap” — (March 24, 2023)
Publishers Weekly STARRED review of A Work in Progress — (March 20, 2023)
Global Read Aloud Choices 2023 #GRA23 — (March 20, 2023)
E Train Talks: “My Bookish Thoughts on ‘A Work in Progress’ by Author Jarrett Lerner” — (March 19, 2023)
Cannonball Read review of A Work in Progress — (March 8, 2023)
Interview on Writers With Wrinkles — (March 6, 2023)
KIRKUS review of Nat the Cat Takes a Nap — (March 1, 2023)
KIRKUS review of A Work in Progress — (February 8, 2023)
ReadWonder: “A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner” — (January 29, 2023)
TulsaWorld: “Oklahoma best-sellers for Jan. 29, 2023” — (January 29, 2023)
TulsaPeople: “Oklahoma best sellers: Jan. 29” — (January 29, 2023)
Shepherd.com: “The best funny easy-to-read chapter books in a series for kids” — (January 19, 2023)
Colby Sharp: “Ten Must Read 2023 Books For Kids” — (January 9, 2023)
Youth Services Book Review review of The Hunger Heroes: Snack Cabinet Sabotage (December 18, 2022)
Raising Resilient Children Podcast — “What Makes a Book a Real Book? with Author/Illustrator Jarrett Lerner” (November 18, 2022)
E Train Talks Interview (July 26, 2022)
Publishers Weekly — “Middle Grade Writers Promote 500 Indie Bookstores” (June 28, 2022)
The Art of Education — “How to Prioritize Joy and Other Words of Advice From Author and Illustrator Jarrett Lerner” (June 13, 2022)
Author Fan Face-off #76: Jarrett Lerner/THE HUNGER HEROES (May 9, 2022)
Lake County Schools Author Visit: Jarrett Lerner (May 2, 2022)
“Norwood Cultural Council Announces Grant Winners” (April 14, 2022)
Bird Meets Worm — “Super Star Interviews: Jarrett Lerner” (April 5, 2022)
The Hunger Heroes: Missed Meal Mayhem is Nominated for the Washington Library Association OTTER Award (March 30, 2022)
“BAM Festival returns to West Palm Beach with live and virtual options for arts-loving teens and children” (March 25, 2022)
The Hunger Heroes: Missed Meal Mayhem Receives a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Honor (March 23, 2022)
“Writing Chapter Books: Jarrett Lerner on What He Wants For His Readers” (March 22, 2022)
“KidLit for Ukraine Virtual Benefit to Aid Ukrainian Children” (March 17, 2022)
“Book vending machines arrive in Stoughton elementary schools” (January 14, 2022)
The Neverending TBR Review — The Hunger Heroes: Missed Meal Mayhem (November 12, 2021)
Youth Services Book Review — The Hunger Heroes: Missed Meal Mayhem (November 12, 2021)
Follett First Chapter Friday — The EngiNerds Strike Back (November, 2021)
Interview on Melody’s BookChat (October 27, 2021)
Idaho Battle of the Books 2021-22 Elementary Titles (August 25, 2021)
We Need Diverse Books Announces Lineup for Seventh Year of Mentorship Program (August 16, 2021)
Interview on the Primary (Paradise) Teaching podcast (July 25, 2021)
“KidLit Superhero!” — Interview at Inside the KidLit Studio (April 19, 2021)
“Graphic Novels: A Trend and Treasure (Let Your Kids Read Them!)” — YouTube Interview with Amanda Zieba the Word Nerd (March 30, 2021)
Featured Author on Simon & Schuster Children’s Education & Library’s Book Pantry (February 23, 2021)
“Ready, Set, Sci-fi! Books that bring the realm of SFF to transitional readers” (February 23, 2021)
Interview on Sammie Smiles podcast (January 24, 2021)
A Novel Mind — “Everyday Awesomeness” (January 6, 2021)
Interview on Mommy Loves Books (December 18, 2020)
7 News Boston — “Making the Grade: Helping kids stay creative amid remote learning” (October 8, 2020)
Interview on Blissfully Bookish (September 9, 2020)
Kirkus Reviews’ review of GEEGER THE ROBOT GOES TO SCHOOL (July 15, 2020)
Cover Reveal for THE ENGINERDS STRIKE BACK, by Jarrett Lerner (June 29, 2020)
We Grow Media — “Living Your Mission as a Writer” (May 29, 2020)
Interview on Dan Blank’s The Creative Shift podcast (May 28, 2020)
Mic — “Online art classes to help unleash your inner Bob Ross” (May 5, 2020)
Episode 13 of Kids Ask Authors with Grace Lin (April 13, 2020)
Country Living — “How to Host a Virtual Book Club” (April 3, 2020)
Forbes — “15 Free Resources To Keep Your Child Busy While School Is Out” (March 26, 2020)
MOTHER — “The Coolest Kids’ Art Classes on Instagram to Tune Into Now” (March 25, 2020)
Common Sense Media — “Free Online Events and Activities for Kids at Home” (March 24, 2020)
The Boston Globe — “These children’s book authors are reading their stories online” (March 21, 2020)
We Are Teachers — “The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities” (March 18, 2020)
Fast Company — “Stuck at home? Take free drawing classes from famous illustrators” (March 18, 2020)
ALA Booklist’s “Creating Makerspaces at Home” (March 18, 2020)
“Coronavirus: Learning resources for kids home from school” (March 17, 2020)
Today.com — “How to homeschool during the coronavirus crisis with free resources” (March 16, 2020)
Boston TechMom’s STEM Gift Ideas 2019 (November 18, 2019)
Interview on #ShareMOEdu podcast (October 3, 2019)
“Children’s Author Visits Millburn School, as Year-Long Virtual Residency Kicks Off” (September 14, 2019)
“Kids Need Books of All Kinds: Author Jarrett Lerner’s Illustrated Impact” (August 15, 2019)
Guest Host on All the Wonders This Week podcast (August 6, 2019)
KidLit411 Author Spotlight (July 19, 2019)
Today.com — “This campaign is bringing summer reading to kids in ‘book deserts'” (May 29, 2019)
5 Favorites Interview at Karlin Gray’s blog (May 17, 2019)
Interview on Fios 1 News at the Westchester Children’s Book Festival for Young Readers (May 5, 2019)
Interview on the My Messy Muse podcast (March 25, 2019)
Interview at 24 Carrot Writing (February 4, 2019)
Interview at Smack Dab in the Middle (January 14, 2019)
Interview at Teachers for Teachers (January 7, 2019)
Interview on the Middle Grade Mayhem podcast (December 5, 2018)
#BookADay Visual Review on Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s inkygirl.com (December 2, 2018)
#KidsNeedMentors: Connecting Authors to Classrooms — interview on The Mixed Up Files of Middle Grade Authors (November 23, 2018)
October LILbooKtalk: “Using the Power of Storytelling to Promote STEM to Students” with Jarrett Lerner and Mary Fan — LILbooKlovers (October 22, 2018)
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? review of Revenge of the EngiNerds — Beagles and Books (October 15, 2018)
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? review of EngiNerds — The Miller Memo (September 24, 2018)
NERD ALERT! (Author Interview) — storymamas blog (September 24, 2018)
Ten Middle Grade Book Beginnings Begging To Be Read — Nerdy Book Club (September 8, 2018)
“Classroom Connections” Interview (August 21, 2018)
Interview at Beth McMullen Books (August 15, 2018)
#KidsNeedMentors Pairs Authors and Educators — School Library Journal (August 1, 2018)
Pernille Ripp’s “My Favorite Books of 2018” (June 30, 2018)
#KidsNeedBooks Helping Students and Schools in Need — School Library Journal (May 23, 2018)
“EngiNerds Save the World” — Interview for Scholastic News Kids Press Corps (April 16, 2018)
Three Questions Interview on Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s inkygirl.com (April 9, 2018)
Ms. Book Nerd review of EngiNerds (April 7, 2018)
De Tejonia para el Mundo review of EngiNerds (April 4, 2018)
KBookLover review of EngiNerds (April 4, 2018)
Meet the Author: Jarrett Lerner on Bridget and the Books blog (March 12, 2018)
Smack Dab in the Middle Sees Strong First Year at Dedham Library (March 7, 2018)
Smack Dab in the Middle (March 6, 2018)
Connecting Students with Authors: An Afternoon with Jarrett Lerner (February 6, 2018)
Interview on LILbooKlovers (January 29, 2018)
Librarian’s Quest review of EngiNerds (January 16, 2018)
Interview on Books Between Podcast (January 15, 2018)
Interview on ReadWonder Blog (January 8, 2018)
Books Between Podcast “Best of 2017” Episode (December 29, 2017)
Mrs. Knott’s Book Nook: Favorite 2017 Middle Grade Books (December 28, 2017)
Creativity & Innovation Make a Spark at Appel Farm Community Program (December 22, 2017)
Interview on 2 Happy Teachers Blog (December 21, 2017)
Geek Reads Kids review of EngiNerds (December 19, 2017)
Log Cabin Library review of EngiNerds (December 6, 2017)
Common Sense Media review of EngiNerds
Interview on Melissa Roske’s Ask the Author (October 17, 2017)
Feature on Beagles and Books blog’s weekly #IMWAYR (September 25, 2017)
Interview on Hampden Meadows Library’s Book Bites Blog (September 17, 2017)
Kirkus Reviews review of EngiNerds (June 15, 2017)
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