Jennifer L. Holm facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jennifer L. Holm
Holm in 2017
Born	(1968-06-16) June 16, 1968 (age 57) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer illustrator
Alma mater	Dickinson College
Period	1999–present
Notable works	Babymouse Squish The Stink Files Our Only May Amelia Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf Turtle in Paradise The Fourteenth Goldfish
Children	2

Jennifer L. Holm (born June 16, 1968) is an American writer who creates books for children. She has won many awards for her stories. These include three Newbery Honor awards and the Eisner Award.

About Jennifer L. Holm

Jennifer L. Holm was born in San Diego, California, in 1968. She spent her early years living on Whidbey Island in Washington state. Later, her family, including her four brothers, moved to Audubon, Pennsylvania.

After finishing high school, she went to Dickinson College. She worked in television for a while before she started writing books.

Her first published novel was Our Only May Amelia. This story is about a 12-year-old girl living in Washington state in the late 1800s. Jennifer was inspired to write it by a diary her great-aunt kept. Our Only May Amelia received a Newbery Honor in 2000.

Jennifer Holm has written many different kinds of books. She wrote a series about a young woman named Jane Peck in the 1850s, called Boston Jane. She also writes graphic novels for kids, like the popular Babymouse and Squish series. Her brother, Matthew Holm, illustrates these graphic novels.

With her husband, Jonathan Hamel, she co-wrote The Stink Files series. These books are about a cat named Mr. Stink who used to be a secret agent's pet.

Two more of her books have won Newbery Honors. Penny from Heaven, a story set in the 1950s about an 11-year-old Italian-American girl, won in 2007. Turtle in Paradise, which takes place during the Great Depression in Key West, Florida, won in 2011. In 2013, Babymouse for President won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers.

Our Only May Amelia was even turned into a play! It was performed in Astoria, Oregon, in 2006.

Jennifer's Life Today

As of 2013, Jennifer Holm lives in Foster City, California. She lives there with her husband and their two children.

Jennifer L. Holm's Books

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

These are graphic novels illustrated by Matthew Holm and colored by Lark Pien.

• Sunny Side Up (2015)
• Swing it, Sunny (2017)
• Sunny Rolls the Dice (2019)
• Sunny Makes a Splash (2021)
• Sunny Makes Her Case (2024)

May Amelia Series

• Our Only May Amelia (1999) - Newbery Honor
• The Trouble with May Amelia (2011), illustrated by Adam Gustavson

Boston Jane Novel Series

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

Key West Series

• Turtle in Paradise (2010) - Newbery Honor
• Full of Beans (2016) - This book tells a story that happened before Turtle in Paradise, from the point of view of Turtle's cousin, Beans.

Ginny Davis Series

These books are illustrated by Elicia 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

These books were written with Jonathan Hamel and 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

These are graphic novels created 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)

Babymouse Tales From the Locker Series

Illustrated by Matthew Holm.

1. Lights, Camera, Middle School! (2017)
2. Miss Communication (2018)
3. School-Tripped (2019)

Little Babymouse

This is a picture book illustrated by Matthew Holm.

• Little Babymouse and the Christmas Cupcakes (2016)

Squish Series

These are graphic novels created 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

Illustrated by Matthew Holm.

• I'm Grumpy (2016)
• I'm Sunny (2016)
• I'm Silly (2017)
• I'm Scared (2017)
• I'm Cheese

Awards and Honors

Jennifer L. Holm has received many important awards for her books:

• Newbery Honor Awards
  • 2000 for Our Only May Amelia
  • 2007 for Penny from Heaven
  • 2011 for Turtle in Paradise
• 2011 Golden Kite Award for Turtle in Paradise
• 2013 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers for Babymouse for President
• 2014 California Book Awards Gold Medal Juvenile winner for The Fourteenth Goldfish
• 2015 E. B. White Read Aloud Award for The Fourteenth Goldfish