Jacqueline Kelly

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born

New Zealand

gender

female

website

http://www.jacquelinekelly.com/

genre

Children's Books

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Jacqueline Kelly was born in New Zealand and moved with her parents to western Canada at an early age. She grew up in the dense rain forests of Vancouver Island, so you can imagine her shock some years later when her family moved to the desert of El Paso, Texas. She attended university in El Paso and medical school in Galveston (lovingly known as “Galvatraz” among the inmates). She practiced medicine for many years and then attended the University of Texas School of Law. She practiced law for several more years before realizing that what would really make her happy is to write fiction. Her first published short story appeared in 2001 in the Mississippi Review (one of her proudest accomplishments). Her debut novel, The Evolution of Calpurnia...more

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Jacqueline Kelly's Books

Average rating: 3.96 · 11,575 ratings · 2,741 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 11,480 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly, Clint Young (Illustrations) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jacqueline Kelly

“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.”
― Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

tags: books, calpurnia, happiness, reading

175 people liked it

“One day I would have all the books in the world, shelves and shelves of them. I would live my life in a tower of books. I would read all day long and eat peaches. And if any young knights in armor dared to come calling on their white chargers and plead with me to let down my hair, I would pelt them with peach pits until they went home.”
― Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

tags: books, peach-pits, peaches, reading, white-knights

146 people liked it

“It's amazing what you can see when you just sit quietly and look.”
― Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

tags: amazing, look

28 people liked it

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Polls

The 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards: CHILDREN'S

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

1137 votes 37.1%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

575 votes 18.8%

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

287 votes 9.4%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko (Goodreads Author)

248 votes 8.1%

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

238 votes 7.8%

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Goodreads Author)

184 votes 6.0%

Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel R. Russell (Goodreads Author)

150 votes 4.9%

Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

128 votes 4.2%

Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron

59 votes 1.9%

The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

55 votes 1.8%

3061 total votes

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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Mock Newbery 2014: September Read - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate	24	140	Nov 16, 2009 11:29pm
Mock Newbery 2014: Results	11	148	Jan 22, 2010 11:39am
Pick-a-Shelf: Another mini game: Chain Challenge - ended May 10, 2010	69	175	May 12, 2010 09:48pm
The Seasonal Read...: Jennifer D.'s (Canada) Book Thoughts	28	142	May 26, 2010 01:51pm
Bookmarks Subscri...: (April/May 2010) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly	18	35	Jun 18, 2010 09:47pm
The Book Addicts!: July Book Nominations	20	65	Jun 24, 2010 09:55pm
The Newbery Award...: 2010 Honor - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate	4	60	Jul 03, 2010 02:17am
Chicks On Lit: October Voting is OPEN	16	89	Aug 11, 2010 01:01pm

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