Introducing the 2023 PJ Our Way National Design Team!
Out of dozens of applications for this year’s PJ Our Way National Design Team, we selected 13 outstanding kids 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!
Asher, 10, Minnesota
Asher loves soccer, Pokémon, food, New York City, and more!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Doughnut Fix
Bea, age 11, New Jersey
Bea is in 6th grade and lives in New Jersey. She loves reading, baking, creative projects, playing guitar, singing, basketball, watching hockey, and hanging out with friends and family! She is so excited and honored to be on the PJ Our Way National Design team this year!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Blackbird Girls
Charlotte, age 10, Maryland
Charlotte likes art, reading, and playing video games. She is in the 5th grade and homeschools. She is very happy to be in the National Design Team this year with PJ Our Way.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Not Your All-American Girl
Elana, age 10, Washington, DC
Elana is involved in theater and enjoys performing in plays and musicals. She is a former member of the PJ Our Way National Advisory Committee and loves getting to read the books early! She also enjoys making videos.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Sydney A. Frankel's Summer Mix-Up
Esme, age 10, New York
Esme loves reading, writing, drawing, and taking Hebrew lessons!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: It's My Party and I Don't Want to Go
Esther, age 9, Mississippi
Esther likes to read, bake, and write. She also plays soccer and the piano.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Blackbird Girls
Ethan, age 10, Washington, DC
Ethan likes Pokémon, and his favorite sports are soccer, rugby, and baseball. He plays chess and enjoys drawing and eating sushi.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Doughnut Fix
Lily, age 10, Massachusetts
Lily is in 5th grade. She loves to read, play violin, and play softball! She does mixed martial arts, and she really wants to get a cat.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Blackbird Girls
Meira, age 8, Illinois
Meira is a gymnast who also plays piano and guitar. She loves to read and do art projects. She is excited to get her PJ Our Way books each month and to be on this year's design team!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The $150,000 Rugelach
Mila, age 10, Pennsylvania
Mila is an artist who writes her own stories, codes, and dances. She also loves playing ice hockey, studying karate, and being a member of her community's urban farm. Family is super important to Mila! She's excited to be a part of the PJ Our Way Design Team.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: The Renegade Reporters
Naomi, age 10, New Jersey
Naomi has a little brother and two floofy cats, Thor and Loki. She LOVES cats and dragons, and also likes to draw, play clarinet, and compete in family Canasta games. Her favorite books are fantasy and graphic novels.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Shabbat Sabotage
Rachel, age 11, North Carolina
Rachel likes to write, read, act, and dance. She loves hanging out with her friends, her family, and her dog. She's very excited to be a part of this year's design team!
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid
Talia, age 11, California
Talia loves science, writing, reading, singing and swimming. She also loves creating videos on the iPad. When she's not busy with those things or school, she enjoys playing with her dog and spending time with her family and friends.
PJ Our Way Book Recommendation: Anya and the Dragon
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!
GKrentz
Welcome to the design team! It's so much fun and I loved doing it last year! -Gabriella
BlueNeon
hi I have some common things with the team members like Esther and Lily. Lily dose mix martial arts. Esther dose all the things I do for example baking because my mom is a cake designer by the way I am new to Pj our way
law2012
Hello. I have some common stuff with the team members like drawing, singing, dancing, and art. I'm also homeschool like Charlotte.
Koalaeverafter
Hi! I would also be delighted to join the national design team! The link was not working too so I would like to join! Thank You so much!!-Noa
appleofmyeye
Hi, I would like to join the national design team. I tried clicking on the link that you provided for kids who would like to join, but there was an error. Is there another way I could see the link? Thank you! Olympia
NationalDesignTeam
Hi Olympia! Please email designteam@pjourway.org for more information about opportunities to get involved. Thank you!
DrDee
Can I Get On The National DesignTeam ? I Can Make Videos, Photos, Polls, Drawings, etc Thanks, Diane