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American author of children's books (born 1968)

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

Holm was born in 1968 in San Diego, California.^[a][5] She spent her early life living on Whidbey Island on the Puget Sound in Washington 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 College in Carlisle, 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 Pec