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April 13, 1957 (age 67) Alma mater. Hofstra University. Period. 1980–2016. Website. www .ritawg .com. Rita Williams-Garcia (born Rita Williams) is an American writer of novels for children and young adults . In 2010, her young adult novel Jumped was a National Book Award finalist for Young People's Literature.
- 1957 (age 65–66)
- Hofstra University
- 1980–2016
Learn about Rita Williams-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of novels such as One Crazy Summer and Gone Crazy in Alabama. Find out how she started writing, what inspires her, and how she connects with her readers.
- One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) by Rita Williams-Garcia.
- P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2) by Rita Williams-Garcia.
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author), Tracey Baptiste (Goodreads Author), Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton (Goodreads Author)
- Gone Crazy in Alabama (Gaither Sisters, #3) by Rita Williams-Garcia.
- Blue Tights. Rita Williams-Garcia. Age Level: Teen. Genre: Fiction.
- Bottle Cap Boys: Dancing on Royal Street. Rita Williams-Garcia. Illustrator: Damian Ward. Age Level: 6-9. Genre: Fiction.
- Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee. Rita Williams-Garcia. Illustrator: Mike Reed. Age Level: 3-6. Genre: Fiction.
- Clayton Byrd Goes Underground. Rita Williams-Garcia. Age Level: 9-12. Genre: Fiction.
Jumped (2009) No Laughter Here (2004) Every Time a Rainbow Dies (2001) Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee (2000) Like Sisters on the Homefront (1995) Fast Talk on a Slow Track (1991) Blue Tights (1987)
Rita Williams-Garcia, a Queens, New York native, is the celebrated author of novels for young adult and middle-grade readers. Her middle-grade novel, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground won the 2018 NAACP Image Award for Literature for Young People and was a 2017 National Book Award Finalist.
