Jennifer L. Holm

Jennifer L. Holm is an American author. Her books include the Babymouse series, Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf, and The Fourteenth Goldfish.

Early life

Holm was born in California in 1968. She grew up in Audubon, Pennsylvania. Her father, William W. Holm, was a pediatrician. Her mother, Beverly A. Holm, was a pediatric nurse. She married Jonathan Hamel, who was both a writer and a computer programmer. She went to Dickinson College in 1990. She has two children, Will and Millie May.

Books

Turtle in Paradise
Our Only May Amelia
Penny From Heaven
Boston Jane: An Adventure
Boston Jane: Wilderness Days
Boston Jane: The Claim
Babymouse: Queen of the World!
Babymouse: Our Hero!
Babymouse: Heartbreaker
Babymouse: Rock Star
Babymouse: Beach Babe!
Babymouse: Puppy Love
Babymouse: Camp Babymouse
Babymouse: Skater Girl
Babymouse: Monster Mash,
Babymouse for President
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf
The Postman Always Brings Mice
To Scratch a Thief
You Only Have Nine Lives
The Creek

Awards

Her awards include:

For Our Only May Amelia

Parents’ Choice Silver Award
The Best Book of the Year Designation
Newbery Honor
Notable Book Designation
American Library Association (ALA)
Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Designation
National Council for the Social Studies
Utah Book Award
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award

For Boston Jane: An Adventure

Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award
ALA Best Books for Young Adults citation
Book Sense 76 Pick

For Penny From Heaven

Newbery Honor

For Baby Mouse: Queen of the World!

Gryphon Award
ALA Notable Children’s Book
New York Book Show Awards

For Baby Mouse for President

Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for best publication for early readers

References

"Jennifer L. Holm." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Biography in Context. Web. 23 Mar. 2015.