![]() ![]() The setting of Wings of Ebony was inspired by the neighborhood Jess grew up in, on the southeast side of Houston, where her younger teen sisters still live.įantasy author J. ![]() Releasing January 26, 2021, in time for Black History Month, Wings of Ebony is part of a YA fantasy duology about a black teen demigoddess named Rue who must rise up against racist deities who are poisoning her block with drugs, violence, and crime. Her debut YA novel Wings of Ebony was picked up by Simon & Schuster. Elle was discovered in October 2018, when she tweeted her storyline using the hashtag #DVPit, the Twitter book-pitching event for historically marginalized voices. ![]() Her young adult and middle grade fantasy novels, rich with adventure and contemporary themes, boldly depict Black girls using their own magic to influence their worlds and save the people and places they love.Īs a novelist, J. Elle, the prolific Black writer draws on her experiences as an inner-city kid, teacher, and military spouse to build fantastical worlds with a sense of home and community as family. Known to her friends as Jess, writing under the pen name J. Elle is rewriting the way Black kids see themselves and their communities. ![]()
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