[4] Jackson's debut young adult novel Allegedly (2017), about a teen who is accused of having murdered a baby when she was nine years old and finds out she is pregnant while living in a group home, was published by Katherine Tegen Books in 2017.

[5][6] Jackson conducted research for the novel by talking to lawyers, doctors, social workers, correctional officers, group home supervisors, and detectives, but still didn't find she obtained concrete answers as to how the criminal justice system works in the US, referring to how crimes are judged, regardless of the severity.

[21] Jackson's third novel, Let Me Hear a Rhyme, set in 1998, is about three teens from Brooklyn who turn their late friend into a rap star and was published by Katherine Tegen Books in 2019.

[25] Her fourth novel, Grown, about a teenage singer getting her big break in the music industry and being targeted by a predatory rock star, was published in September 2020, by Katherine Tegen Books.

Jackson says while the allegations against R. Kelly[26] inspired the novel, Grown also tackles the history of abuse of power and participating in rape culture pervasive in the entertainment industry,[27] and how the systems in place specifically fail young Black women.

[29] Jackson's sixth novel and her horror debut, White Smoke (2021), about a teen moving into a haunted house, was published by Katherine Tegen Books in September 2021.