Suzanne Slade

Suzanne Slade is the Sibert Honor author of more than 180 books for children. A mechanical engineer by degree, Suzanne often writes about STEM topics, as well as fascinating figures in history. Visit her on her website.

SHINING STAR: VERA RUBIN DISCOVERS DARK MATTER

BEHOLD THE OCTOPUS!

DAZZLIN' DOLLY: THE SONGWRITING, HIT-SINGING, GUITAR-PICKING DOLLY PARTON.

THE UNIVERSE AND YOU

*Kirkus STARRED review

MARS IS: STARK SLOPE, SILVERY SNOW, AND STARTLING SURPRISES

*Booklist STARRED review

JUNE ALMEIDA, VIRUS DETECTIVE! THE WOMAN WHO DISCOVERED THE FIRST HUMAN CORONAVIRUS

SWISH! THE SLAM-DUNKING, ALLEY-OOPING, HIGH-FLYING HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

*Junior Library Guild Selection

EXQUISITE: THE POETRY AND LIFE OF GWENDOLYN BROOKS

*Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

*Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

A COMPUTER CALLED KATHERINE:

HOW KATHERINE JOHNSON HELPED PUT AMERICA ON THE NOON

*Kirkus STARRED review

DARING DOZEN: THE TWELVE WHO WALKED ON THE MOON

*Booklist STARRED review

COUNTDOWN: 2979 DAYS TO THE MOON

*School Library Journal STARRED review

*Publishers Weekly STARRED review

*Booklist STARRED review

*2019 Outstanding Science Trade Books

*2019 NSTA Best STEM Books list

*Junior Library Guild Selection

ASTRONAUT ANNIE

*Story Time From Space selection (read by astronaut on the Space Station)

*PBS Books "Best Children's Picture Books of 2018"

*Brightly's Best Children's Books

DANGEROUS JANE

*2018 Bank Street College of Educ. Best Books of the Year (STARRED Ages 5-9)

*2018 CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

*The Washington Post "Books to Help Build Strong Girls"

OUT OF SCHOOL AND INTO NATURE: THE ANNA COMSTOCK STORY

*Kirkus Starred Review

*2018 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

*2018 Amelia Bloomer Recommended List

*2018 Green Earth Book Award Honor Winner

*2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA)

*2017 California Reading Assoc. Eureka! Silver Award

THE MUSIC IN GEORGE'S HEAD: GEORGE GERSHWIN CREATES RHAPSODY IN BLUE

*Four Starred Reviews (Kirkus, Booklist, Publishers' Weekly, School Library Journal

*Junior Library Guild Selection

*California Reading Assoc. Eureka! Gold Award