JENNIFER CHAMBLISS BERTMAN is the NYT-bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the Book Scavenger series, Sisterhood of Sleuths, and the forthcoming Back to Wonder (Ottaviano/Little Brown, 2025). Her debut picture book, A Good Deed Can Grow, illustrated by Holly Hatam, was named by The Canadian Children’s Book Centre as a Best Book for Kids & Teens in 2023. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, she now lives in Colorado with her husband, son, three cats, one dog, and two guinea pigs. She is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. You can learn more about her at jenniferchamblissbertman.com.

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Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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Jennifer Chambliss Bertman is the author of the Book Scavenger series, Sisterhood of Sleuths, and A Good Deed Can Grow, illustrated by Holly Hatam. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is passionate about children's literature.