Pamela N. Harris was born and somewhat raised in Newport News, Virginia--also affectionately known as "Bad News." A former school counselor by day, she received her BA in English and a master's in school counseling at Old Dominion University, her MFA in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a PhD in counselor education and supervision at William and Mary. When she isn't writing, Pam is rewatching Leonardo DiCaprio movies, playing with her two kiddos, and pretending to enjoy exercising. She is the author of When You Look Like Us, an Odyssey Award winner, SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner, NAACP Image Award nominee, and Edgar Award nominee, as well as This Town Is on Fire, an SCBWI Golden Kite Honor book. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Visit her online at pamharriswrites.com.
"[Naomi's] voice and her convictions are clear. Her growth from passivity to activism to realizing some hard truths about growing up is especially striking, amid other outstanding characterizations." -- ALA Booklist (starred review)"By highlighting issues of economic disparity, racism, and white privilege, Harris weaves a nuanced social narrative in which a Black teenager is forced to reckon with her white best friend's racist actions. Complex." -- Publishers Weekly"A critical approach to coming-of-age into Black adolescence. Explosive." -- Kirkus Reviews"Nuanced and realistic. An important addition to high school and teen collections; hand to readers who have read I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed, and Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne." -- School Library Journal
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