Gia Gordon

Gia Gordon is a disabled author, speaker, youth activist, and former educator. Her 2024 YA debut, The Redemption of Daya Keane earned a starred review from School Library Journal and is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her 2024 MG debut, My So-Called Family, earned two starred reviews (Kirkus, Publishers Weekly), was named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, named a Kirkus Best Books of 2024 for middle grade, named a Bookshop.org Best Books of the Year for Kids' Chapter Books, and has been longlisted for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Award. Common themes in Gia's work include chosen and found family, hidden identities, and living one's truth. As a dedicated children's literacy advocate, Gia is co-founder of Never Counted Out, a nonprofit that sends children's books of all levels and genres to programs and classrooms where access to reading material isn't readily available. When she’s not writing, Gia can be found thrifting or turning no-longer-wanted household goods into beautifully reimagined designs.