Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon enjoys reading outdoors, solving puzzles, and eating ice cream. She has written more than a dozen acclaimed books for children and teens, including The Season of Styx Malone, How It Went Down, Light It Up, X: A Novel (with Ilyasah Shabazz), and the Robyn Hoodlum Adventures series. Recognitions for her work include the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, an NAACP Image Award, three Coretta Scott King Honors, the National Book Award Long List selection, as well as the Margaret A. Edwards Award for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. Her office houses her pet turtle and appears cluttered at first glance, but that's just part of her cover—her superpower is organizing thoughts and ideas! You can find her online at keklamagoon.com.