Makiya
Makiya
Makiya was a student Friendship Collegiate when she authored her books. She has written two books with Shout Mouse. She was fifteen when she wrote The Day Tajon Got Shot, and sixteen when she wrote her first picture book, Madison, Sit Down!
“I hope readers will get that real friends are better than imaginary friends”
BOOKS BY MAKIYA
By the Teen Writers of Beacon House
2017 INDIES Winner for Young Author (17 and Under)
2018 Top Fiction Winner - In the Margins Book Awards
Named "10 Books to Read After The Hate U Give" by School Library Journal.
Meet Tajon.
Tajon is sixteen and black. He's tall and skinny, and he has dreadlocks. Tajon works hard and tries his best to be good. He does O.K. in school. He has plans. He's determined.
Tajon is the kind of son who cares about his family. He's the kind of brother who stands up for his sister. He's the kind of kid who dreams big dreams to get himself and those he loves up and out of the hood.
Tajon is the one who gets shot.
ISBN: 978-0996927451
Age: 12+
Lexile: HL600L
Page Count: 230
Published: 2017
by Makiya, Mikala, and Dartavius of Reach Incorporated
Madison is a first-grader who can’t sit still. She wants to make her teacher like her, but she also wants to jump and scream and play tag with her imaginary best friend, Alex. When Madison accidentally lets her class pet bunny out of its cage during recess, she will have to get creative and form unlikely friendships - and not just imaginary ones - if she wants to prove to her class that a hyperactive little girl can still be responsible.
ISBN: 978-1945434082
Age: 4-9
Lexile: 520L
Page Count: 38
Published: Fall 2017
