Please answer the following question: Facts: - notableworks: '' that time i joined the circus '' - genre: young adult fiction - occupation: writer , teacher - name: j.j. howard - nationality: american - alma mater: dickinson mh -rrb- college -lrb- ba -rrb- , tiffin university -lrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of j. j. howard .
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j.j. howard is an american author of young adult fiction .her debut novel , '' that time i joined the circus '' , was published by scholastic point in april , 2013 .