Marcia Jones

Marcia Thornton Jones (born July 15, 1958; Joliet, Illinois, USA) is the author or co-author of over a 135 children's elementary chapter books, series, picture books, and mid-grade novels, including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series and six other series and several stand-alone books.^[1]

Biography

Marcia has been an elementary school teacher of first and third grades, computer lab, writing and reading, and Gifted & Talented. She has been a full-time writer since 1990. Her books are published by Scholastic, Tor, Dutton (Penguin Group), Hyperion Press (Disney), and F&W. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband Stephen.

Works

• Ratfink (Feb 2010, Dutton)
• Keyholders SERIES (Fall 2009, Tor)
• Champ (Scholastic)
• Godzilla Ate My Homework (Scholastic)

• The Tale of Jack Frost - picture book (Scholastic)
• Leprechaun on the Loose - picture book (Scholastic)

• The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids SERIES - 65 titles (Scholastic)
• Bailey School Kids Jr SERIES (Scholastic)
• Bailey City Monsters SERIES (Scholastic)
• Ghostville Elementary SERIES (Scholastic)
• Triplet Trouble SERIES (Scholastic)
• Barkley's School for Dogs SERIES (Hyperion)

• Story Sparkers a Writer's Manual (F&W)

References

External links

• Official website of Marcia Thornton Jones