Marked by Fire Resources

This is Thomas's home on the web. You can find out about other books she's written here, and even leave her a note if you want to.

You know what you can't find on Thomas's website? Her bio. You know where you can find it? Right here.

If Marked by Fire has you thinking about race and the quiet ways in which it operates, this is the website for you. You can even add your own "race card."

The setting of our book is a real place, but if you can't visit it in person, at least you can visit it virtually by checking out the town's website. Is this how you picture it?

Our main girl doesn't just have a pretty name—she's named after a place that used to exist in eastern Africa. To decide whether this matters or not, click on through.

The Brown Bookshelf interviewed Thomas to get her deep thoughts on writing… as well as her deep thoughts on popsicles, gardening, and porch swings.

Wonder what happens next in Abyssinia's life? Thomas wrote another book, House of Light, that catches up with Abyssinia later in life. Here's the link for the audio version so you can rest your weary eyes.

Here's your author looking very authorial.

Doesn't that National Book Award seal look nice sitting there next to Abyssinia?