J. Elle is an author of children's and young adult fiction. Elle grew up in Third Ward neighborhood of Houston. She received a Bachelor of Journalism from University of Texas Austin, and a Master of Arts in Educational Admin and Human Development from George Washington University. She has worked as a preschool, middle school, and high school educator. Elle is Black. Elle's young adult fantasy novel Wings of Ebony (2020), the first book in a duology of the same name, was a New York Times bestseller. The Third Ward neighborhood where she grew up was the model for the East Row neighborhood in the book. Wings of Ebony was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teens in 2022. Daniel Jose Older reviewed the book on National Public Radio. It was the 2022 First Novelist honor book of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Kirkus Reviews wrote, "debut author Elle’s characters shine with determination and heart". Publishers Weekly wrote that it was a "poignant debut" and that "Elle relentlessly highlights the ancestral trauma of genocide, colonialism, and institutional racism that Black people endure to this day". School Library Journal wrote that it was a "high-stakes debut" and "#BlackGirlMagic at its most earnest, teaching readers that strength is nothing to apologize for". More information...
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