Jacqueline Kelly
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| Notable works | The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate |
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Jacqueline Kelly is a New Zealand-born American writer of children's books.
Personal life
Kelly was born in New Zealand and moved with her family to Canada when she was young, then to Texas.[1] She earned degrees in law and medicine and continues to practice medicine in Austin, Texas.[2]
Writing career
Kelly's first published story appeared in the Mississippi Review in 2001.[3]
In 2009 her first novel, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, was published.[4] It tells the story of a young girl growing up in Texas in 1899, learning what it means to be a woman in turn-of-the-century America, and learning about science and the natural world from her grandfather.[5] It was a Newbery Honor Book, one runner-up for the annual Newbery Medal.[6] A follow-up, The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate, has recently been published and is out.
Kelly has also written a sequel to The Wind in the Willows called Return to the Willows, published in October 2012.
See also
References
- ^ Jacqueline Kelly’s website
- ^ "The Evolution of Jacqueline Kelly", Jennifer M. Brown, School Library Journal, June 2, 2009.
- ^ Mississippi Review 2001
- ^ Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2009.
- ^ "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate", Publishers Weekly, May 4, 2009.
- ^ Newbery Medal and Honor Books, Association for Library Service to Children.
External links
- Official website
- Jacqueline Kelly at Library of Congress, with 3 library catalog records
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