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Kelly J. Baptist

Kelly J. Baptist is the inaugural winner of the We Need Diverse Books short-story contest. Her story is featured in the WNDB anthology Flying Lessons & Other Stories and inspired her first full-length novel, Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero and its sequel, Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day. Kelly is also the author of the picture book The Electric Slide and Kai and the middle-grade novels The Swag Is in the Socks Eb & Flow. Kelly lives in southwest Michigan with her five amazing children.
Eb & Flow
The Swag Is in the Socks
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

Books

Eb & Flow
The Swag Is in the Socks
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero
Flying Lessons & Other Stories

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