J.E. Thomas spent her early summers stuffing grocery bags with books at the local library, reading feverishly, then repeating the process week after week, so it's not surprising that she thinks books + imagination are the best streaming service around. A Colorado native, she has bachelor degrees in Mass Communications and Political Science, and a master’s degree in Public Communications. Control Freaks, published by Levine Querido, is her first book. She's now beginning work on her debut YA novel. Fun fact: She includes the name of at least one of her dogs in every book.

“Yeah. But he got a new wife.” She took a deep breath. “What if he runs out of love? You know, give it all away to her and don’t have none left for us?”
 

Mama looked off down the street. “How was it at school without your brother?” she said. Her voice sounded different. It sounded like it did after she finished talking to the principal about Miss Anderson. I said school was okay 'cause I didn’t want to make her mad again. I didn’t want to see her get so mad and then sad and then cry like she did when I told her Jamari got handcuffed by the School Resource Officer, so I didn't say how Miss Anderson wouldn't look at me the whole day. “He didn’t do anything wrong, you know. There’s nothing wrong with asking questions.”