Introducing the 2024 PJ Our Way National Design Team!
Out of dozens of applications for this year’s PJ Our Way National Design Team, we selected 16 outstanding kids who will create video trailers, 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!
Ashira
Age 10, California
Ashira loves singing, acting, dancing, and making videos. She enjoys being with her friends, and she also likes to bake. Ashira is excited and honored to be on the PJ Our Way National Design Team.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Avery
Age 10, Ohio
Avery is ten years old in the fourth grade. She likes reading, writing, sleeping, drawing, texting, the holidays, her bed, her pen named Sir Timothy the Fourth, animals, stargazing, nature, the TV and peace. She is overjoyed and honored to be on the PJ Our Way National Design Team!!!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The British Escape
Bayla
Age 10, Maryland
Bayla is in 5th grade and she has 2 younger siblings. She enjoys acting, reading, singing, dancing, basketball, writing, and playing with friends and family! She cannot wait for this year’s national design team!!!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: 12 Before 13
David
Age 11, Massachusetts
David speaks English and Hebrew. His hobbies include building with Lego and drumming, graphic design and video editing. And he loves reading books!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The $150,000 Rugelach
Ella
Age 12, Pennsylvania
Sixth-grader Ella loves reading, writing, and pasta! She’s the oldest of four kids, and her favorite Jewish holiday is Passover.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Kindness Club: Chloe on the Bright Side
Enzo
Age 10, Connecticut
Enzo likes baking, making his own recipes, and all things food. He also likes taekwondo, skateboarding, writing stories, playing video games, and playing many other games as well. He was overjoyed when he got the acceptance letter for the PJ Our Way National Design Team.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Becoming Brianna
Hallie
Connecticut
Hallie reads a lot and loves making videos about art, making slime, and more. In school, she loves math and science. Outside of school, she plays field hockey, basketball, and tennis, and takes sewing and dance classes. Hallie also likes acting!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Kindness Club: Chloe on the Bright Side
Joseph
Age 11, Illinois
Joseph is in 5th grade. He likes reading, math, and all sports but baseball is his favorite. He is honored and excited to be on the PJ Our Way National Design Team.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Ben’s Bonkers Bar Mitzvah
Mabel
Age 9, North Carolina
Mabel is a 4th grader in Raleigh, NC. She enjoys acting, reading, writing, and singing. Mabel plays the piano and trombone. She has two goats and two dogs.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Not Your All-American Girl
Maya
Age 9, British Columbia
Maya is nine years old and lives in Canada. She loves creative writing and making videos.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
Maya
Age 9, Washington, DC
Maya is in 4th grade and loves reading, baking banana bread, and going to art class. She also enjoys tennis, piano, and dancing. Maya can't wait to read new books and write reviews for the design team this year!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Lucky Broken Girl
Nili
Age 10, Michigan
Nili is 10 years old and loves to read and dance. Her favorite colors are light pink, light blue, and light purple.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Noah Green Saves the World
Razele
Age 11, Texas
Razele has her own graphic design business and loves to read!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Shield of the Maccabees
Riel
Age 10, New York
Riel loves comedy, art, and engineering. He’s excited to share his love of books with other kids!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Chunky
Rosie
Age 10, Oregon
Rosie is a 5th grader and she LOVES to read! She also loves to write, run, swim, go to school, and spend time with family, friends, and little cousins.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Lucky Broken Girl
Theo
Age 10, Washington
Theo is in the 5th grade. He loves Pokemon, such as Charizard, and he plays Dungeons & Dragons, trumpet, and Pokemon Trading Card Game.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Rookie Bookie
Do you share a hobby with one of this year’s design team members? Let us know in the comments!
Interested in getting involved? Check out PJ Our Way’s National Advisory Committee!
JoJo13
I really love a lot of the things that they like!
smukunthkrishna
Congratulations to the team Design! Y'all have fun-tastic moments!
JTP
🎨🖌🖌🖼
Zemirah
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to your reviews and input!!! Y'all have fun!
PicklesAreYummy
I love Bens Bonkers Bar mitsvah and The Shield of the Maccabees.
348838285
Yeah, I read the shield of the Maccabees, and it wasn't bad :)
CuteMermaid
@PicklesAreYummy I love pickles. have you had half sours? Those are the best kind of pickles. (:
Becky2013
I think this is really great and i hope to be on 5he team next year
Bigears
cool
SuperKnight
I'm Enzo, I just finished my last design team meeting. I love graphic novels and Becoming Brianna just like Ashira!
Strawberry2014
Congrats 👏 🎉 I have so much in common with the girls!
Mack88
Why don't PJ send hard cover books? Is it to much money, or what?!
specialartgirl12
I have many things in common with all of the design team! We're all so much alike! I have most of the books that they recommend. Congrats on becoming the design team!
Becky2013
Same!!!
ExplodingKittens
I LOVE art, drawing, acting and math!!!
ChickadeeLY
What about the advisory committee...?
Mack88
I LOVE keeper of the lost cities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm on book 8. Finally a person who likes keeper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iammadeofbooks
haha, i'm Esther from the previous design team, i i love KOTLC too!
gaj23
Has anyone ever read Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger??? It is a amazing series I'm on book 7.
Mack88
I meant to put my thing as a reply.
CuteMermaid
I read it. I don't like it that much tho.
iammadeofbooks
i have! i love it!
LilDoggy
Cool
LilDoggy
But I do like a lot of things you do
LilDoggy
I'm only 10
LilDoggy
Cool
DrDee
Wow!! Congratulations to the Design Team!!! 🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉
348838285
Yeah, Congratulations Design Team :)
appleofmyeye
Yes! Congratulations!
CuteMermaid
woo! :3
LilAsh
I love animals especially kittens like my kitten Violet and I like art
348838285
You are very lucky to have a kitten! I really want a kitten :)
ExplodingKittens
SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO cute! I LOVE kittens!
Unicorn_Sparkle
I also have a kitten
CuteMermaid
omg I have been wanting a kitten. my mom is allergic tho. ):
SarahGraceB
I like to read, sing, and act!
ExplodingKittens
SAME!!!
Unicorn_Sparkle
SAME
TerrificTT
Yes, MBPJ4 I like art.You like art too Duggos? i'm 12 also!!!
Duggos
cool!
OwlBunny
I also like pokemon like you Theo!
ObieP914
Same!
CuteMermaid
same! they got rid of E-Xs tho ): I have a lot of the new ones tho. (:
swimgurl13
Wow great Job
Star345
Cool!
Seb1115
I LOVE to read too!!!
LilDoggy
Me too!!
appleofmyeye
I wish that we could start a book club: We get all get sent the same book Then we send letters to each other letters about what we think of the book. I hope this might happen! ❤️ P. S. I have very wild ideas. 🤪
Unicorn_Sparkle
Ha ha! I also have crazy ideas. I think that is a great idea!
CuteMermaid
omg yass. slay!
Tsetseg
I share a hobby with Hallie, Rosie, Ashira and Razele. My hobbies are art, reading, writing, math, science and anime.
Tsetseg
Have you ever read Refugee??? It's SO good!!!
Duggos
I had to read it for my schools summer reading and I was surprised by how good it was
CuteMermaid
I tried. it was sorta hard to understand tho.
Tsetseg
I like drawing, books, Sanrio, Hatsune Miku and more!
348838285
OMG! I love drawing and reading AND I really like Sanrio!!!!
DrDee
Me too!!!
Unicorn_Sparkle
I do also! Kuromi is my favorite sanrio charecter
CuteMermaid
Hello kitty, Kuromi, and My Melody are cute characters I like to draw.
eviepj
I love acting and reading like Ashira, Bayla, Mabel, Avery, Ella, Joseph, Maya, Nili, Razele, Rosie,
rocketreader
SAME!!!
Tsetseg
I do to!
Tsetseg
What I meant to say was "I do too!"
348838285
I must agree that acting is pretty much cool!
DrDee
I agree with you 348838285!!
348838285
Yes! Thank you DrDee! Also I really like making videos. Have you ever been in the Pj our way talking about books and stuff?
TziporaSings
SAME!!!
ObieP914
Reading is the best
gaj23
Yes
348838285
I share a hobby with 3 kids. Nili, Maya (the one that lives in Canada) and Ella! But I don't think I know what creative writing it...
Duggos
It’s like when you just write without an assignment or anything and it’s usually fiction.
MBPJ4
I share a hobby with 4 kids Ashira,Bayla,Hallie,and Mabel. I also love to read
ArtBear0106
It was super creative to name a pen Sir Timothy the Fourth!
rocketreader
TOTALLY!
Becky2013
Yea lol
Booklover329
I can't wait to be part of the design team!! -Nili
MBPJ4
I am a book lover too! 🟦 🟪 Sorry there's no pink😕
Booklover329
It's fine.
348838285
I love books very much too! 📚
Becky2013
Congrats!!!🎉
TerrificTT
I share a hobby with 3 kids; Hallie,Avery,Riel!!
MBPJ4
Let me guess you like art?🎨🖌️🖼️👩🎨
Duggos
I also love art!🎨🖌️
AwesomePerson1
I love art. I feel like everyone who responded has like 100 things in common with me.
Duggos
Same Though only one is 12 like me:(