Justin A. Reynolds (he/him/his)

Justin A. Reynolds has always wanted to be a writer. His debut novel, "Opposite of Always," was an Indies Introduce Top Ten Debut, a School Library Journal Best Book, translated into 19 languages, and optioned for film by Paramount Players. He is also the author of "Early Departures," "It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit," and the Marvel graphic novel featuring Brooklyn's Spider-Man, "Miles Morales: Shock Waves," which became an instant ABA Indie Bestseller. He is also the co-writer of the "Shot Clock" series with former NBA All-Star Caron Butler. His latest book is "Fan Favorite: The Mostly True Diary of a Kinda Cool Kid", a hilarious and heartfelt story that he also illustrated. Justin is also the co-founder of the CLE Reads Book Festival, a Cleveland Book Festival for middle-grade and young adult writers, which he launched in July 2019. You can find him at justinareynolds.com.

Book:

Fan Favorite: The Absolutely Mostly True Diary of a Kinda Cool Kid

Children
Scholastic Press
April 2027
ISBN 9781546172017
Hardcover, 0 pages

A fresh new spin on the diary format, The Mostly True Diary of a Kinda Cool Kid series will have you in stitches with laugh-out-loud writing and hilarious illustrations. Chase Cash’s popularity levels are so low, they’re basically underground. Chase knows he’s the funniest kid at North Bueller Middle School, so why does everyone seem to think he’s embarrassingly dorky?? They must be confused . . . but if he could score a coveted invite to Sophie Charles’s start-of-year party, everyone ― especially a certain ex-best friend who ditched him for a cooler crowd ― would have to admit he’s the coolest kid in school! Luckily, Chase always has a plan, and even when he’s down, you can never count him out. Follow along in his highly-illustrated journal as he recounts his hilarious (and hilariously wack) attempts to survive middle school and be the popularity god he’s sure he was born to be. More/less