Varian Johnson

28 books

Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia

Black Boy Joy

Kwame Mbalia with B. B. Alston (Contributor), Dean Atta (Contributor), P. Djèlí Clark (Contributor), Jay Coles (Contributor), Jerry Craft (Contributor), Lamar Giles (Contributor), Don P. Hooper (Contributor), George M. Johnson (Contributor), Varian Johnson (Contributor), Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Contributor), Tochi Onyebuchi (Contributor), Julian Randall (Contributor), Jason Reynolds (Contributor), Justin A. Reynolds (Contributor), Davaun Sanders (Contributor), Julian Winters (Contributor)

fiction middle grade short stories hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

304 pages | first published 2021

Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love by Sandhya Menon, Zach Fehst, Varian Johnson, A.S. King, Cristina Moracho, Sarah McCarry, Kekla Magoon, Gayle Forman, Adi Alsaid, Amy Ewing, Corey Ann Haydu, Ibi Zoboi, Libba Bray, Becky Albertalli, Jasmine Warga, Heather Demetrios, Kim Liggett, Nina LaCour

Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love

Sandhya Menon, Zach Fehst, Varian Johnson, A.S. King, Cristina Moracho, Sarah McCarry, Kekla Magoon, Gayle Forman, Adi Alsaid, Amy Ewing, Corey Ann Haydu, Ibi Zoboi, Libba Bray, Becky Albertalli, Jasmine Warga, Heather Demetrios, Kim Liggett, Nina LaCour

nonfiction short stories young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

256 pages | first published 2018

The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson

The Great Greene Heist

The Great Greene Heist #1

Varian Johnson

fiction middle grade young adult adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

240 pages | first published 2014

Le Retour = The Return by Varian Johnson

Le Retour = The Return

Animal Totem: Les Betes Supremes

Varian Johnson

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous fast-paced

304 pages

My Life as a Rhombus by Varian Johnson

My Life as a Rhombus

Varian Johnson

fiction young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced

304 pages | first published 2007

Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices by G. Neri, Varian Johnson, David Yoo, Mitali Perkins, Debbie Rigaud, Naomi Shihab Nye, Francisco X. Stork, Gene Luen Yang, Cherry Cheva, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices

G. Neri, Varian Johnson, David Yoo, Mitali Perkins, Debbie Rigaud, Naomi Shihab Nye, Francisco X. Stork, Gene Luen Yang, Cherry Cheva, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

nonfiction poetry short stories young adult funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

144 pages | first published 2013

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

The Parker Inheritance

Varian Johnson

fiction historical middle grade mystery mysterious medium-paced

352 pages | first published 2018

Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson

Playing the Cards You're Dealt

Varian Johnson

fiction middle grade sports emotional medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2021

Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid by Varian Johnson

Red Polka Dot in a World Full of Plaid

Varian Johnson

fiction young adult emotional reflective medium-paced

199 pages | first published 2005

The Return by Varian Johnson

The Return

Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts #3

Varian Johnson

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced

192 pages | first published 2016