Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Book Scavenger series, Sisterhood of Sleuths, and the picture book A Good Deed Can Grow, illustrated by Holly Hatam. Book Scavenger was a Bank Street College Book of the Year, an NCTE Notable Book, and has been nominated for over twenty state award and honor lists, among other accolades. The series is being translated into more than a dozen languages and all three books were Junior Library Guild selections. Sisterhood of Sleuths was an Amazon Top 20 Children’s Books of 2022, an Indie Next List pick, and a Common Sense Media selection. Jennifer holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary's College and has worked in a variety of roles with children and in publishing. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Jennifer now lives in Colorado with her family.

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