Jennifer Degenhardt
Author · Educator · Conversation Starter
Jennifer Degenhardt, B.A., M.Ed., has spent more than thirty years working with middle school, high school, and college students in Connecticut's public schools — and she's still at it, now at the university level.
Early on, she discovered that when stories felt real, students leaned in — not just to the language, but to the conversations that followed. That discovery became a career.
Today she writes character-driven stories that explore identity, relationships, and the real social and economic challenges people face. Her goal is simple: stories that invite readers to reflect, ask questions, and better understand themselves and the communities around them.
Jennifer is the author of more than one hundred titles for students and educators — comprehensible input novels across five languages, teacher resources, and a growing series of stories that tackle the topics most people avoid.
"I write to promote discussion. I get so tired of theory and expertise and would rather humans discuss what's really happening — to decrease stigma and have people become more open to the fact that everyone has something and that no one is perfect."
