Jennifer Holm received a Newbery Honor for her first novel, Our Only May Amelia. She is also the author of the Babymouse series, the Boston Jane series, Turtle in Paradise, Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf, and The Creek, among other titles. Her books have been translated into several languages and the Seattle Children's Theatre staged Our Only May Amelia in 2002. Her husband, Jonathan Hamel, and she recently collaborated on a series called The Stink Files about a British international cat of mystery. Holm lives in Northern California. The author will be available to sign books after the reading. As always, books will be available for purchase on site. 

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