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Contents

   



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1 Biography  





2 Personal life  





3 Works  



3.1  Standalone novels  





3.2  The Fourteenth Goldfish series  





3.3  Sunny series  





3.4  May Amelia series  





3.5  Boston Jane novel series  





3.6  Key West series  





3.7  Ginny Davis series  





3.8  The Stink Files series  





3.9  Babymouse series  





3.10  Babymouse Tales From the Locker series  





3.11  Little Babymouse  





3.12  Squish series  





3.13  My First Comics  





3.14  Comic book anthologies  





3.15  Anthology contributions  





3.16  Book introductions  







4 Selected awards and honors  





5 Notes  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Jennifer L. Holm
Holm in 2017
Holm in 2017
Born (1968-06-16) June 16, 1968 (age 56)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • illustrator
  • Alma materDickinson College
    Period1999–present
    Notable works
    • Babymouse
  • Squish
  • The Stink Files
  • Our Only May Amelia
  • Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf
  • Turtle in Paradise
  • The Fourteenth Goldfish
  • Children2
    Website
    jenniferholm.com Edit this at Wikidata

    Jennifer L. Holm (born June 16, 1968)[a] is an American children's writer, and recipient of three Newbery Honors and the Eisner Award.[3][4]

    Biography[edit]

    Holm was born in 1968 in San Diego, California.[a][5] She spent her early life living on Whidbey Island on the Puget SoundinWashington state,[6] before her family relocated to Audubon, Pennsylvania, with her four brothers. She attended Methacton High School for four years. After graduating from Dickinson CollegeinCarlisle, Pennsylvania, she worked in television and later began to write.[citation needed] 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 Newbery Honor 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 Matthew; 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, which is set in the Great DepressioninKey West, Florida, 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 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.

    Personal life[edit]

    As of 2013, Holm lives in Foster City, California, with her husband and two children.[5]

    Works[edit]

    Standalone novels[edit]

    The Fourteenth Goldfish series[edit]

    Sunny series[edit]

    Graphic novels, illustrated by Matthew Holm and colored by Lark Pien

    May Amelia series[edit]

    Our Only May Amelia can be found in the Newbery Great Girls Boxed Set (1999) along with three other Newbery Winners.

    Boston Jane novel series[edit]

    1. Boston Jane: An Adventure (2001)
    2. Wilderness Days (2002)
    3. The Claim (2004)

    Key West series[edit]

    Ginny Davis series[edit]

    Illustrated by Elicit Castaldi

    1. Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff (2007)
    2. Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year In Stuff (2012)

    The Stink Files series[edit]

    In collaboration with Jonathan Hamel, illustrated by Brad Weinman

    Babymouse series[edit]

    Graphic novels, in collaboration with Matthew Holm

    1. Queen of the World! (2005)
    2. Our Hero (2005)
    3. Beach Babe (2006)
    4. Rock Star (2006)
    5. Heartbreaker (2006)
    6. Camp Babymouse (2007)
    7. Skater Girl (2007)
    8. Puppy Love (2007)
    9. Monster Mash (2008)
    10. Babymouse: The Musical (2009)
    11. Dragonslayer (2009)
    12. Babymouse Burns Rubber (2010)
    13. Cupcake Tycoon (2010)
    14. Mad Scientist (2011)
    15. A Very Babymouse Christmas (2011)
    16. Babymouse for President (2012)
    17. Extreme Babymouse (2013)
    18. Happy Birthday, Babymouse (2014)
    19. Bad Babysitter (2015)
    20. Babymouse Goes for the Gold (2016)

    Compilations:

    Babymouse Tales From the Locker series[edit]

    Illustrated by Matthew Holm

    1. Lights, Camera, Middle School! (July 4, 2017), ISBN 978-0399554384
    2. Miss Communication (July 24, 2018), ISBN 978-0399554414
    3. School-Tripped (July 29, 2019), ISBN 978-0399554452

    Little Babymouse[edit]

    Picture book, illustrated by Matthew Holm

    Squish series[edit]

    Graphic novels, in collaboration with Matthew Holm

    1. Squish: Super Ameoba (2011)
    2. Squish: Brave New Pond (2011)
    3. Squish: The Power Of The Parasite (2012)
    4. Squish: Captain Disaster (2012)
    5. Squish: Game On! (2013)
    6. Squish: Fear the Amoeba (2014)
    7. Squish: Deadly Disease of Doom (2015)
    8. Squish: Pod vs. Pod (2016)

    My First Comics[edit]

    Illustrated by Matthew Holm

    Comic book anthologies[edit]

    Anthology contributions[edit]

    Book introductions[edit]

    Selected awards and honors[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b In the acknowledgements of Holm's book Penny from Heaven, she gives thanks to her mother, Penny Scaccia.[1] The California Birth Index lists a Jennifer L. Holm born in San Diego on June 16, 1968 to a Mrs. Scaccia, which corroborates her birthdate.[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Holm, Jennifer L. (2007). Penny from Heaven. New York: Random House. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-375-84926-8.
  • ^ "Jennifer L. Holm, Born 06/16/1968 in San Diego County". California Birth Index. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  • ^ "Will Eisner Award past Winners". Comic Con Eisner Awards. December 2, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  • ^ a b Random House Speakers Bureau, "Jennifer L. Holm". Accessed December 8, 2013.
  • ^ Holm, Jennifer L. "BOOK REPORT CENTRAL". JenniferHolm.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021.
  • ^ "84th Annual California Book Awards Winners".
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