About
Nicole D. Collier is a former elementary teacher turned personal development coach and author who writes about learning to be true to yourself. Her debut, Just Right Jillian (HarperCollins/ Versify), was nominated for several state book awards and was named a CCBC and a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. Her sophomore project, The Many Fortunes of Maya (HarperCollins/ Versify) earned starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and was selected as a Book All Young Georgians Should Read. Her latest work, The Best Friend Bracelet (HarperCollins/ Clarion), is out October 15, 2024.
Featured Work
The Best Friend Bracelet
At Hurston Middle School, best friendship is a big deal. And Zariah Brown makes the *best* best friendship bracelets in town. Business is booming; Zariah can hardly keep up with orders.
The problem is, Zariah doesn’t have a best friend of her own. As the entire seventh grade gears up for their big Pajama Jam weekend, it seems as if everyone else is paired up except her.
So Zariah pours her heart and soul into making the ultimate friendship bracelet, using a set of beads gifted to her by a mysterious woman. But the bracelet turns out to be a tiny bit . . . magical. In fact, anyone who puts it on instantly becomes Zariah’s best friend! Now all she has to do is find the perfect best friend and get the bracelet on them! Easy, right?
It turns out finding the ideal friend isn’t so simple, and things quickly spin out of control. Will Zariah ever find her true BFF, or is she destined to be alone forever?
Other Works
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The Many Fortunes of Maya
2023
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Just Right Jillian
2022
