Jennifer L. Holm

Jennifer L. Holm is an American childen's writer, and recipient of three Newbery Honors.^[1]

Biography

Holm was raised in Audubon, Pennsylvania with her four brothers. After graduating from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she worked in television and later began to write.^[2] Our Only May Amelia, the story of a 12-year-old girl living in the late 19th century, inspired by a diary written by her great aunt, became her first published novel and was a 2000 Newbery Honor Book. Holm also has written a series starring 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; a series of graphic novels for young adults illustrated by her brother Matthew (Babymouse: Queen of the World, Babymouse: Our Hero, Babymouse: Beach Babe, Babymouse: Rock Star, Babymouse: Heartbreaker, and Camp Babymouse); and The Stink Files, a series co-written with her husband Jonathan Hamel starring 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 starring an 11-year-old Italian-American girl, was a 2007 Newbery Honor recipient. Turtle in Paradise, which is set in the Great Depression in Key West, Florida, was a 2011 Newbery Honor recipient.

Our Only May Amelia has been adapted for the stage by John Olive. The River Theater in Astoria, Oregon 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 Naselle, Washington.

Works

• Our Only May Amelia (1999)
• The Creek (2003)
• Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff (2007)
• Penny from Heaven (2007)
• Turtle in Paradise (2010)

Boston Jane novel series

• An Adventure (2001)
• Wilderness Days (2002)
• The Claim (2004)

Babymouse Series

• 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)
• The Musical (2009)
• Dragonslayer (2009)
• Burns Rubber (2010)
• Cupcake Tycoon (2010)
• Mad Scientist (2011)
• A Very Babymouse Christmas (2011)

The Stink Files series

• The Postman Always Brings Mice (2004) (with Jonathan Hamel)
• To Scratch a Thief (2004) (with Jonathan Hamel)
• You Only Have Nine Lives (2005) (with Jonathan Hamel)

References

1. ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm#00s. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
2. ^ "Jennifer L. Holm (1968-) Biography". JRank.org. http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1800/Holm-Jennifer-L-1968.html. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 

External links

• Jennifer L. Holm's official Web site
• Babymouse series official Web site
• Stink Files series official Web site
• December 2007 Audio Interview of Jennifer Holm
• Miss Erin Interview with Jennifer Holm

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