Sonja Thomas (she/her) writes stories for readers of all ages. A 2023 Oregon Book Awards and Washington State Book Award finalist, SIR FIG NEWTON AND THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE is “a noteworthy debut” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). She's a contributing author for GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS: 100 REAL-LIFE TALES OF BLACK GIRL MAGIC and her next middle grade novel, OLIVE BLACKWOOD TAKES ACTION!, releases in 2024. Raised in Central Florida and a Washington, DC transplant for eleven years, she’s now “keeping it weird” in the Pacific Northwest.