Leah vs. Art

“As in the other series entries—each of which focuses on another member of Team Awkward—the protagonist’s internal struggles to be true to herself while developing relationships with her peers are specific and well realized. The dance of family dynamics holds equal weight with life at school, highlighting an essential element of the middle school experience… . An involving, empathetic portrait of the frustrations and fun of growing up.” – Kirkus Reviews * July 23, 2026 *

Joy McCullough

Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is the author of the middle grade novels Across the Pond, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Not Starring Zadie Louise, Code Red, Kestrel Takes Flight, and Basil & Dahlia, as well as the middle grade series Team Awkward and the picture books Harriet’s Ruffled Feathers, Champ and Major: First Dogs, and The Story of a Book. Her debut novel Blood Water Paint was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist.

Veeda Bybee

Veeda Bybee is a former journalist and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of Lily and the Great Quake: A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story, Li on Angel Island, and Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World. Veeda is also the coauthor of the Team Awkward middle grade series and part of the Rural Voices and Calling the Moon anthologies. She has a rescue golden retriever/cattle dog named Sophie and fluffy black cat named Zuko. Veeda lives with her family in Nevada where she reads, writes, and bakes.

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