About the Author

Jackson Pearce lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of a series of teen retold fairy-tales, including Sisters Red, Sweetly, Fathomless, and Cold Spell, as well as two stand-alones, As You Wish and Purity. As J. Nelle Patrick, she is the author of Tsarina. In addition to the Ellie, Engineer series, The Doublecross, and The Inside Job, her middle grade novels include Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures, co-written with Maggie Stiefvater.
www.jacksonpearce.com
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Reviews

Look out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating, and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!
*School Library Connection on ELLIE, ENGINEER*

Charming. . . . In addition to spotlighting engineering, the narrative contains strong themes of friendship and working together toward a common goal.
*School Library Journal on ELLIE, ENGINEER*

Pearce emphasizes Ellie’s persistence and individuality. . . . Mourning’s notebook-style images help give a sense of how Ellie’s brain works.
*Publishers Weekly on ELLIE, ENGINEER*

Explicitly rejects the idea that activities and objects are gendered (e.g., boys and girls can both like engineering and tea parties). . . . A spirited, duplicable depiction of STEM fun.
*Kirkus Reviews on ELLIE, ENGINEER*

Without resorting to didacticism, this book offers an important message about how making assumptions and believing stereotypes can hurt people. Children will enjoy the humorous situations . . . Teachers will appreciate Ellie’s guide to simple machines in the back of the book and the meaningful integration of engineering concepts.
*School Library Connection on ELLIE, ENGINEER: THE NEXT LEVEL*