Jo Cotterill

Jo Cotterill's books explore friendship, confidence, family change, imagination, responsibility, and the experience of finding unexpected strength. Electrigirl and its Invisible Thieves and Deadly Swarm adventures turn unusual power into a test of judgment: having an ability does not remove the need to cooperate, make mistakes, and consider consequences.

A Storm of Strawberries and Jelly move toward family relationships, difficult emotions, and the gap between how a person feels and how others see them. Hopewell High: Eat Cake and Run brings friendship and self-expression into school life. Cotterill's stories balance lively situations with emotional questions, showing that courage can mean confronting a threat, asking for help, or allowing another person to understand what has been kept private.