Sonja Thomas

Sonja Thomas (she/her) writes stories for kids of all ages, often featuring Black girls doing extraordinary things. Her debut middle grade novel, Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence, is an Oregon Book Award finalist, an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor recipient, a Washington State Book Award finalist, and a Bank Street Best Children’s Book selection. She’s also a contributing author for Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic. Her next middle grade novel Olive Blackwood Takes Action! received “Two thumbs up for this necessary novel about anxiety and self-advocacy” from Kirkus Reviews.