J.J. Bola

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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    June 2018
  • Latest Book:
    September 2026
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Books in Order: 5 titles

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  • The Life and Times of Ota Benga

  • Shy Girl

    From bestselling fiction author and renowned poet JJ Bola comes this enchanting picture book about finding your voice.  Shy Girl dreams of singing, but whenever anyone is listening, she can’t make a sound. At school, she watches from the sidel...

  • Fly Boy

    From bestselling adult fiction author and renowned poet JJ Bola comes his astonishingly powerful debut picture book.Fly Boy is angry. Fly Boy is mad. Fly Boy is jealous. Fly Boy is sad. Fly Boy’s wings are dark and red. At school he breaks pens and...

  • The Selfless Act of Breathing

    A Black teacher searches for himself across the United States in this “emotive, brave” (Daily Mail, London) story for all of us who have fantasized about escaping our daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British Congolese teacher li...

  • No Place to Call Home

    A tale of love, loss, identity, and belonging, No Place to Call Home tells the story of a family who fled to the United Kingdom from their native Congo to escape the political violence under the dictator, Le Maréchal. The young son Jean starts at ...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J.J. Bola has published 5 books.

The next book by J.J. Bola, The Life and Times of Ota Benga, will be published in September 2026.

The first book by J.J. Bola, No Place to Call Home, was published in June 2018.

No. J.J. Bola does not write books in series.
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