Kimberly Fusco Newton

Kimberly Newton Fusco is an award-winning American author of middle-grade fiction who overcame a childhood stutter through writing and books, transitioning from a 20-year career as a national-award-winning education journalist to novelist with works published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. Her most notable books include Tending to Grace, Beholding Bee, Chasing Augustus, and The Wonder of Charlie Anne, with Tending to Grace earning the American Library Association's Schneider Family Book Award among other honors like ALA Best Book for Young Adults and New York Public Library Best Books for Teens. She lives in rural Rhode Island with her family, pets, and sheep named Huck and Finn.Author website,Publisher bio,Awards