Joanne Hyppolite

Joanne Hyppolite was born in Haiti in 1969. Her family moved to the United States when she was four years old. She grew up in Boston and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in creative writing and received her master's degree at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Her first book was Seth and Samona. It was first published when she was 26 years old. The book is about a young boy 4 years old moving to the U.S. Her second book was named Ola Shakes It Up. It is about a nine year old girl who moved to suburbs from Roxbury Boston. One problem, they are the only black family there.