Mike Jung

Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object, and The Boys in the Back Row, and has contributed to the anthologies Spoon Knife 3: Incursions, (Don't) Call Me Crazy, The Hero Next Door, and You Are Here: Connecting Flights. His books have been honored by the Bank Street College of Education, Children's Book Council Reading Beyond List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Georgia State Book Awards, Iowa Children's Choice Awards, Kansas State Reading...See more

Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object, and The Boys in the Back Row, and has contributed to the anthologies Spoon Knife 3: Incursions, (Don't) Call Me Crazy, The Hero Next Door, and You Are Here: Connecting Flights. His books have been honored by the Bank Street College of Education, Children's Book Council Reading Beyond List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Georgia State Book Awards, Iowa Children's Choice Awards, Kansas State Reading Circle, National Parenting Publications Awards, Parents Choice Foundation, and Texas Bluebonnet Awards. He's proud to be a founding member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team, and lives in Oakland, California, with his family. See less