Jacqueline Kelly is a New Zealand-born American writer. Her books are popular with both children and adults.

Personal life

Kelly was born in New Zealand and moved with her family to Canada when she was young, then to

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. She earned degrees in law and medicine and continues to practice medicine in Austin, Texas.

Writing career

Kelly's first published story appeared in the ''

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'' in 2001. In 2009 her first novel, ''

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate ''The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate'' is a 2009 historical young adult novel by Jacqueline Kelly that received a 2010 Newbery Honor Award. It is the story of a young girl growing up in Texas. Plot In the summer of 1899, Calpurnia Virginia Tate i ...

'', was published. 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. It was a Newbery Honor Book, one runner-up for the annual

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.Newbery Medal and Honor Books
Association for Library Service to Children. A follow-up
''The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate''
was published in 2015 to much acclaim. Kelly has also written a sequel to ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and get ...

'' calle
''Return to the Willows''
published in October 2012. She has also written a series o
''Calpurnia Tate / Girl Vet''
chapter books for younger readers. Kelly is represented b
Marcy Posner
at Folio Literary Management.

Adaptations

. ''The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate'' was adapted into
musical play by Omri Schein and Daniel Lincoln
It premiered at the Lamb's Player Theatre in San Diego in 2024, where it receive
critical acclaim

Bibliography

Calpurnia Tate

# ''The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate'' (2009) # ''The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate'' (2015)

Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

* ''Skunked!'' * ''Counting Sheep (2017)'' * ''Who Gives a Hoot? (2017)'' * ''A Prickly Problem (2018)'' *''A Squirrelly Situation'' (2019) *''Goats for Christmas'' (2021)

Other

* ''Return to the Willows'' (2012)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Jacqueline Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American writers of young adult literature American historical novelists Writers from Austin, Texas Physicians from Texas Newbery Honor winners 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers American women writers of young adult literature American women historical novelists Novelists from Texas