Just Right Jillian

In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's academic competition and keep her promise to her grandmother.

Fifth grader Jillian will do just about anything to blend in, including staying quiet even when she has the right answer. After she loses a classroom competition because she won't speak up, she sets her mind on winning her school's biggest competition.

But breaking out of her shell is easier said than done, and Jillian has only a month to keep her promise to her grandmother and prove to herself that she can speak up and show everyone her true self.

A warm and relatable middle grade debut novel about family, friendship, and finding the confidence to break free from the crowd and be who you truly are.

A CCBC Best of the Year * A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year

Author: Nicole D. Collier
Publisher: Versify
Published: 02/15/2022
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780358434610
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 517280 / Just Right Jillian


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2021 pg. 80
School Library Journal 12/01/2021 pg. 87
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2021
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 110
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2022
Shelf Awareness 02/11/2022
Publishers Weekly 02/28/2022

About the Author
Nicole D. Collier, PhD, is a former elementary school teacher turned executive coach. She's also a noncompetitive runner and salsera, and has been known to turn cartwheels from time to time. The Georgia native writes contemporary middle-grade fiction. Just Right Jillian is her first novel.