Lisa Jenn Bigelow is an American writer of children's books and young adult fiction. Her middle-grade novel Hazel's Theory of Evolution won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.
Personal life Bigelow was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She currently lives near Chicago. She can play piano, guitar, and harmonica. Bigelow graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Career While she's not writing, Bigelow works as a youth librarian in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Publications
Starting from Here (September 2012) Drum Roll, Please (June 2018) Hazel’s Theory of Evolution (October 2019) This Is Our Rainbow (October 2021)
Awards and honors Drum Roll, Please is a Junior Library Guild selection. +Awards and honors for Bigelow's writingYearTitleAward/HonorResultRef.2019Drum Roll, PleaseAmerican Library Association Rainbow ListSelection2020Hazel’s Theory of EvolutionLambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureWinner2020Hazel’s Theory of EvolutionAmerican Library Association Rainbow ListSelection2020Hazel’s Theory of EvolutionAudioFile Earphones Award WinnerWinner2013Starting from HereAmerican Library Association Rainbow ListTop 10
References
External links
Official website