Jeri Hanel Watts is an American author and professor, known for her book ''Kizzy Ann Stamps'' and ''A Piece of Home'', which won the 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. She currently lives in

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

, where she is an associate professor at

Lynchburg College The University of Lynchburg, formerly Lynchburg College, is a private university associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It has approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate ...

Bibliography

* ''Keepers'' (1997, Lee & Low Books) * ''Kizzy Ann Stamps'' (2012,

Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. History Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...

) * ''A Piece of Home'' (2016, Candlewick Press)

References

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