Introducing the 2021 PJ Our Way National Design Team!
Almost 150 kids applied to be a part of the PJ Our Way National Design Team this year! We selected 14 outstanding kids for the team who will create video trailers, polls, reviews, and blog posts for the books on the PJ Our Way website. Learn more about them now, then stay tuned for their awesome projects!
Aliyah, age 11, New York
Aliyah loves reading (of course), acting, and singing. She has been in The Addams Family Jr., Peter Pan Jr., and a lot of other plays. She plays ukulele and piano, and she likes doing cool and interesting art projects. Aliyah also like making mini movies with different programs, and she’s excited to be on the 2021 PJ Our Way Design Team!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Operation Frog Effect
Aliyah loves reading (of course), acting, and singing. She has been in The Addams Family Jr., Peter Pan Jr., and a lot of other plays. She plays ukulele and piano, and she likes doing cool and interesting art projects. Aliyah also like making mini movies with different programs, and she’s excited to be on the 2021 PJ Our Way Design Team!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Operation Frog Effect
Ally, age 10, Illinois
Ally loves to read, skateboard, sing and play basketball. She is really excited to be on the PJ Our Way Design Team.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Adventures of Herschel of Ostropol
Ally loves to read, skateboard, sing and play basketball. She is really excited to be on the PJ Our Way Design Team.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Adventures of Herschel of Ostropol
Alma, age 10, Ontario
Alma was born in England but presently lives in Canada. She likes playing the ukulele, playing the guitar, baking, candy canes (other than mint), and camp.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Alma was born in England but presently lives in Canada. She likes playing the ukulele, playing the guitar, baking, candy canes (other than mint), and camp.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Asaf, age 9, British Columbia
Asaf enjoys writing short stories, drawing, nature walks, and Lego. His favorite holiday is Hanukkah because it lasts 8 days, and he likes lighting the candles.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Broken Strings
Asaf enjoys writing short stories, drawing, nature walks, and Lego. His favorite holiday is Hanukkah because it lasts 8 days, and he likes lighting the candles.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Broken Strings
Edina, age 10, Colorado
Edina loves to read and always enjoys the PJ Our Way books that she receives. She plays softball and loves to dance. She also likes to write, make videos, and program. Edina loves to come up with the move creative and out of the box ideas.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Edina loves to read and always enjoys the PJ Our Way books that she receives. She plays softball and loves to dance. She also likes to write, make videos, and program. Edina loves to come up with the move creative and out of the box ideas.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Ellery, age 12, Massachusetts
Ellery lives in Massachusetts (where it never snows enough)! She loves theater, writing, cats, and music, she suspects that her cat plans to take over the world, and she wishes that socks made better bookmarks.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Ellery lives in Massachusetts (where it never snows enough)! She loves theater, writing, cats, and music, she suspects that her cat plans to take over the world, and she wishes that socks made better bookmarks.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Emily, age 10, Virginia
Emily is the goalie on her soccer team, and some of her recent hobbies are coding and playing the clarinet. She loves reading and wants other kids to be as excited about PJ Our Way books as she is!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Doughnut Fix
Emily is the goalie on her soccer team, and some of her recent hobbies are coding and playing the clarinet. She loves reading and wants other kids to be as excited about PJ Our Way books as she is!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Doughnut Fix
Hudson, age 9, California
Hudson is a 9-year-old 3rd grader from California. He plays piano, guitar, and bass guitar and also DJs. He loves to read and listen to music too. He also has his own YouTube channel interviewing famous people (including a PJ Our Way author!).
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Operation Frog Effect
Hudson is a 9-year-old 3rd grader from California. He plays piano, guitar, and bass guitar and also DJs. He loves to read and listen to music too. He also has his own YouTube channel interviewing famous people (including a PJ Our Way author!).
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Operation Frog Effect
Jordan, age 11, Florida
Jordan’s hobbies are reading, playing video games, and building Lego. He plays the piano and is excited to make videos for the PJ Our Way Design Team.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid
Jordan’s hobbies are reading, playing video games, and building Lego. He plays the piano and is excited to make videos for the PJ Our Way Design Team.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid
Liora, age 9, Ohio
Liora is a voracious reader who has lots of new ideas for PJ Our Way! She likes to draw, was a cheerleader, and loves brainstorming.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Hidden
Liora is a voracious reader who has lots of new ideas for PJ Our Way! She likes to draw, was a cheerleader, and loves brainstorming.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Hidden
Megan, age 11, Quebec
Megan’s hobbies include tennis, dance, and painting. She loves to go Sukkah-hopping during Sukkot and try foods from different countries!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Megan’s hobbies include tennis, dance, and painting. She loves to go Sukkah-hopping during Sukkot and try foods from different countries!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Nathaniel, age 10, Texas
Nathaniel enjoys reading, writing, and drawing. He also does gymnastics and thinks the Design Team seems like it will be fun!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Inquisitor’s Apprentice
Nathaniel enjoys reading, writing, and drawing. He also does gymnastics and thinks the Design Team seems like it will be fun!
PJ Our Way book recommendation: The Inquisitor’s Apprentice
Tilly, age 10, Florida
Tilly loves making videos for her YouTube channel, writing and illustrating her own stories, and musical theater. She also likes learning about Jewish topics.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Tilly loves making videos for her YouTube channel, writing and illustrating her own stories, and musical theater. She also likes learning about Jewish topics.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Zeke, age 11, Ohio
Zeke loves to act, sing, dance, read and write. He takes tap lessons and plays the piano, guitar, and violin. In his free time, he loves to write musicals, jam out to his favorite music, watch movies, play outside, do art projects and read. He is in 5th grade at a Jewish day school. Zeke is really excited to be on the PJ Our Way Design team and wants to thank everyone who made this possible.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Searching for Lottie
Zeke loves to act, sing, dance, read and write. He takes tap lessons and plays the piano, guitar, and violin. In his free time, he loves to write musicals, jam out to his favorite music, watch movies, play outside, do art projects and read. He is in 5th grade at a Jewish day school. Zeke is really excited to be on the PJ Our Way Design team and wants to thank everyone who made this possible.
PJ Our Way book recommendation: Searching for Lottie
Interested in getting involved? Check out PJ Our Way’s National Advisory Committee!
Unicornsunglass
yay
Soccer1212
I KNOW ZEKE
Pella
Good job!!
Peanut0530
Congrats! Great job!
AmazingH
Congrats!
Pink1234
Good job for making the design team!BRAVO!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
mimbi
what is tillys youtube channel called?
Bizgirl
Whoop!🙌🙌😄
ART10
How do you become one? PS I'm so happy for all of you!
1679700
Hi! Next year, keep an eye out for applications on the blog! It was really fun to apply, and the Design Team is also EXTREMELY fun!
FunGrrl
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 good job
Slimecandy
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏