Stringfellow, Lisa

Nominations:

A Comb of Wishes (Quill Tree Books), Middle Grade Novel, 2022

BIO: Lisa Stringfellow writes middle grade fiction and has a not-so-secret fondness for fantasy with a dark twist. Her debut fantasy A Comb of Wishes was selected as an ABA Indie Introduce Kids and Indie Next Kids title, a 2022 Horn Book and Today Read With Jenna Jr. summer reading selection, a 2022 New England Book Award finalist, and a Nerdy Book Club Award winner. Her work often reflects her West Indian and Black southern heritage. Lisa is a middle school teacher and lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her children and two bossy cats.