title: Jessica Lawson
text: # Jessica Lawson
  
  Jessica Lawson is an author of middle-grade books.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Lawson attended Homestead High School in Indiana, going on to earn a BA in Spanish from the University of Denver and a MS in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University. She has lived in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
  
  She began writing in mid-2009 after the birth of her first child. Lawson produced eight manuscripts before selling The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher.
  
  ## Accolades
  
  Publishers Weekly praised The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher, as "a rewarding read" and "a delightfully clever debut" in a starred review. Bank Street College named Nooks & Crannies to its Best Children's Books of 2016 list.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  * Lawson, Jessica; Bruno, Iacopo (illus) (June 2015). The Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481401531. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  * Lawson, Jessica; Andrewson, Natalie (illus) (May 2016). Nooks & Crannies. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481419222. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  * Lawson, Jessica (May 2017). Waiting for Augusta. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481448406. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  * Lawson, Jessica (September 2017). Under the Bottle Bridge. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781481448420. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  