Jennifer L. Holm (born June 16, 1968) is an American children's writer, and recipient of three

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Biography

Holm was born in 1968 in

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. Accessed December 8, 2013. She spent her early life living on

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on the

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, before her family relocated to

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with her four brothers. After graduating from

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, she worked in television and later began to write. '' Our Only May Amelia,'' the story of a 12-year-old girl living in late-19th century in coastal southwestern Washington state, inspired by a diary written by her great aunt, became her first published novel and was a 2000

Book. Holm also has written a series featuring Jane Peck, a young woman living in the 1850s (''Boston Jane: An Adventure'', ''Boston Jane: Wilderness Days'' and ''Boston Jane: The Claim''); ''The Creek,'' a horror thriller; ''Babymouse'' and ''Squish'', series of graphic novels for children illustrated by her brother

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; and '' The Stink Files'', a series co-written with her husband Jonathan Hamel featuring James Edward Bristlefur, a cat raised by a British secret agent who is adopted by an American family and renamed Mr. Stink after his owner is murdered. '' Penny from Heaven,'' a story set in the 1950s featuring an 11-year-old Italian-American girl, was a 2007 Newbery Honor recipient. ''

Turtle in Paradise ''Turtle in Paradise'' is a 2010 children's novel written by Jennifer L. Holm. The book is a 2011 Newbery Honor Book and also won the Golden Kite Award. The main character, Turtle, is eleven years old and lives in Key West, Florida during the ...

,'' which is set in the

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, was a 2011 Newbery Honor recipient. ''Babymouse for President'' won the 2013 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7). ''Our Only May Amelia'' has been adapted for the stage by John Olive. The River Theater in

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performed it for its 2006 summer run, in conjunction with FinnFest USA '06. The events of the play (and book) were set just north of Astoria in

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Personal life

As of 2013, Holm lives in

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with her husband and two children.

Works

Standalone novels

*''The Creek'' (2003) *'' Penny from Heaven'' (2007) - Newbery Honor *''The Lion of Mars'' (2021)

''The Fourteenth Goldfish'' series

*''The Fourteenth Goldfish'' (2014) *''The Third Mushroom'' (2018)

Sunny series

Graphic novels, illustrated by

Matthew Holm Matthew Holm is an American writer, web developer and artist. He is the illustrator of the children's storybook '' Babymouse'' series. Personal life Holm was raised in Audubon, Pennsylvania with his three brothers and one sister. His father ...

and colored by

Lark Pien Lark Pien (born c. 1972) is an American cartoonist who has created the minicomics ''Stories from the Ward'', ''Mr. Boombha'', and ''Long Tail Kitty'', the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004. ...

*''Sunny Side Up'' (2015) *''Swing it, Sunny'' (2017) *''Sunny Rolls the Dice'' (2019) *''Sunny Makes a Splash'' (2021)

May Amelia series

*'' Our Only May Amelia'' (1999) - Newbery Honor *''The Trouble with May Amelia'' (2011), illustrated by Adam Gustavson ''Our Only May Amelia'' can be found in the ''Newbery Great Girls Boxed Set'' (1999) along with three other Newbery Winners.

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Boston Jane ''Boston Jane: An Adventure'' is a 2001 children's historical novel by Jennifer L. Holm. It is followed by ''Boston Jane: Wilderness Days'' and ''Boston Jane: The Claim''. The name is a reference to the name of the main character, Jane Peck, who ...
'' novel series

# ''Boston Jane: An Adventure'' (2001) # ''Wilderness Days'' (2002) # ''The Claim'' (2004)

Key West series

*''

'' (2010) - Newbery Honor *''Full of Beans'' (2016) - a prequel from the perspective of Turtle's cousin, Beans.

Ginny Davis series

Illustrated by Elicit Castaldi #''Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff'' (2007) #''Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year In Stuff'' (2012)

''The Stink Files'' series

In collaboration with Jonathan Hamel, illustrated by Brad Weinman *'' The Stink Files, Dossier 001: The Postman Always Brings Mice'' (2004) *''The Stink Files, Dossier 002: To Scratch a Thief'' (2004) *''The Stink Files, Dossier 003: You Only Have Nine Lives'' (2005)

''Babymouse'' series

Graphic novels, in collaboration with

# ''Queen of the World!'' (2005) # ''Our Hero'' (2005) # ''Beach Babe'' (2006) # ''Rock Star'' (2006) # ''Heartbreaker'' (2006) # ''Camp Babymouse'' (2007) # ''Skater Girl'' (2007) # ''Puppy Love'' (2007) # ''Monster Mash'' (2008) # ''Babymouse: The Musical'' (2009) # ''Dragonslayer'' (2009) # ''Babymouse Burns Rubber'' (2010) # ''Cupcake Tycoon'' (2010) # ''Mad Scientist'' (2011) # ''A Very Babymouse Christmas'' (2011) # ''Babymouse for President'' (2012) # ''Extreme Babymouse'' (2013) # ''Happy Birthday, Babymouse'' (2014) # ''Bad Babysitter'' (2015) # ''Babymouse Goes for the Gold'' (2016) Compilations: *''Babymouse Collection'' Books 1-13

''Babymouse Tales From the Locker'' series

Illustrated by

# ''Lights, Camera, Middle School!'' (July 4, 2017), # ''Miss Communication'' (July 24, 2018), # ''School-Tripped'' (July 29, 2019),

''Little Babymouse''

Picture book, illustrated by

*''Little Babymouse and the Christmas Cupcakes'' (October 24, 2016),

''Squish'' series

Graphic novels, in collaboration with

# ''Squish: Super Ameoba'' (2011) # ''Squish: Brave New Pond'' (2011) # ''Squish: The Power Of The Parasite'' (2012) # ''Squish: Captain Disaster'' (2012) # ''Squish: Game On!'' (2013) # ''Squish: Fear the Amoeba'' (2014) # ''Squish: Deadly Disease of Doom'' (2015) # ''Squish: Pod vs. Pod'' (2016)

''My First Comics''

Illustrated by Matthew Holm *''I'm Grumpy'' (2016) *''I'm Sunny'' (2016) *''I'm Silly'' (2017) *''I'm Scared'' (2017)

Comic book anthologies

* ''Comics Squad: Recess!'' (2014) Edited by Jennifer L. Holm ** "The Super-Secret Ninja Club" by

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** "Book 'Em, Dog Man!" by

Dav Pilkey David "Dav" Murray Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966) is an American cartoonist, author, and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series, ''Captain Underpants'', and the ch ...

** "Betty and the Perilous Pizza Day" by

Jarrett J. Krosoczka Jarrett J. Krosoczka ( ) (born December 22, 1977, in Worcester, Massachusetts) is the author and illustrator of a number of picture books, most famously his ''Lunch Lady'' series. Life Krosoczka was raised entirely by his maternal grandparents, ...

** "The Magic Acorn" by

Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including the Hugo Award for her graphic novel '' Digger'', the Nebula Award for her short st ...

** "Babymouse: The Quest for Recess" by Jennifer L. Holm and

** "Jiminy Sprinkles in 'Freeze Tag'" by

Eric Wight Eric Wight (born November 15, 1974) is an American professional artist, illustrator and animator. He is leader of the Epic Originals line at children's digital reading platform Epic. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts and lives in Ea ...

** "300 Words" by

Dan Santat Dan Santat (born 1975) is an American author and illustrator known for his children's book '' The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend'', which won the 2015 Caldecott Medal for distinguished illustration. He also wrote ''The Guild of Ge ...

** "The Rainy Day Monitor" by

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and

Dave Roman Dave Roman (born May 26, 1977) is an American writer and artist of webcomics and comics. Career Roman attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. He started working in comics as an intern at DC Comics, then got a full-time job at Nickelodeon M ...

* ''Comics Squad #2: Lunch!'' (2016) Edited by Jennifer L. Holm and

** "Crazy Little Thing Called Lunch!" by

Cece Bell Cecelia Carolina Bell (born December 26, 1970) is an American freelance author and illustrator born in Richmond, Virginia. She attended the Paier College of Art as an art major and went on to get a graduate degree in illustration and design at ...

** "Snoopy in...Lunchtime Beagle" by ''

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'' ** "Babymouse: Lunch Table Champion" by Jennifer L. Holm and

** "The Case of the Missing Science Project" by

Jason Shiga Jason Shiga (born 1976) is an American cartoonist who incorporates puzzles, mysteries and unconventional narrative techniques into his work. Early life Jason Shiga is from Oakland, California. His father, Seiji Shiga, was an animator who worke ...

** "Pikput & Cullen in...Worst Day Ever!" by

Cecil Castellucci Cecil C. Castellucci (born October 25, 1969 in New York City), also known as Cecil Seaskull, is an American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Biography Castellucci gre ...

and Sara Varon ** "Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: Cave Soup" by Jeffrey Brown ** "Lunch Bomb 1943" by Nathan Hale ** "Lunch Girl and the Ominous Origin" by

* ''Comics Squad #3: Detention!'' (2017) Edited by Jennifer L. Holm,

, and

Anthology contributions

* ''Shelf Life: Stories by the Book'' (2003), edited by Gary Paulson ** Contains "Follow the Water" by Jennifer L. Holm * ''Friends: Stories about New Friends, Old Friends, and Unexpectedly True Friends'' (2005) ** Contains "My Best Friend" by Jennifer L. Holm

Book introductions

* ''

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'' by L. M. Montgomery (originally published 1909) - Introduction * ''Too Much Information'' by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes (2012) - Foreword

Selected awards and honors

* Newbery Honor Awards ** 2000 for ''Our Only May Amelia'' ** 2007 for ''Penny from Heaven'' ** 2011 for ''Turtle in Paradise * 2011

Golden Kite Award The Golden Kite Awards are given annually by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, an international children's writing organization, to recognize excellence in children’s literature. The award is a golden medallion showing a ...

for ''Turtle in Paradise'' * 2013 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers for ''Babymouse for President'' *2014

California Book Awards The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone. Act ...

Gold Medal Juvenile winner for ''The Fourteenth Goldfish'' * 2015 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for ''The Fourteenth Goldfish''

Biography

Personal life

Works

Standalone novels

''The Fourteenth Goldfish'' series

Sunny series

May Amelia series

''
Boston Jane ''Boston Jane: An Adventure'' is a 2001 children's historical novel by Jennifer L. Holm. It is followed by ''Boston Jane: Wilderness Days'' and ''Boston Jane: The Claim''. The name is a reference to the name of the main character, Jane Peck, who ...
'' novel series

Key West series

Ginny Davis series

''The Stink Files'' series

''Babymouse'' series

''Babymouse Tales From the Locker'' series

''Little Babymouse''

''Squish'' series

''My First Comics''

Comic book anthologies

Anthology contributions

Book introductions

Selected awards and honors

Notes

References

External links

Biography

Personal life

Works

Standalone novels

''The Fourteenth Goldfish'' series

Sunny series

May Amelia series

''Boston Jane ''Boston Jane: An Adventure'' is a 2001 children's historical novel by Jennifer L. Holm. It is followed by ''Boston Jane: Wilderness Days'' and ''Boston Jane: The Claim''. The name is a reference to the name of the main character, Jane Peck, who ...'' novel series

Key West series

Ginny Davis series

''The Stink Files'' series

''Babymouse'' series

''Babymouse Tales From the Locker'' series

''Little Babymouse''

''Squish'' series

''My First Comics''

Comic book anthologies

Anthology contributions

Book introductions

Selected awards and honors

Notes

References

External links

''
Boston Jane ''Boston Jane: An Adventure'' is a 2001 children's historical novel by Jennifer L. Holm. It is followed by ''Boston Jane: Wilderness Days'' and ''Boston Jane: The Claim''. The name is a reference to the name of the main character, Jane Peck, who ...
'' novel series