Lynne Jonell

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Little Falls, Minnesota, The United States

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http://www.lynnejonell.com/

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Lynne Jonell is the author of three novels and seven picture books for children, published by Henry Holt and Penguin/Putnam. Her first novel, Emmy & the Incredible Shrinking Rat, won the Minnesota Book Award, and her most recent novel, The Secret of Zoom, is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Her books have received starred reviews in Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Sesame Street Parents, and have been published in eight languages. She teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center, is married and has two sons, and lives in Plymouth, Minnesota. She will launch a new chapter book series with Random House in 2010, beginning with Hamster Magic, and is currently working on the third in the Emm...more

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Lynne Jonell's Books

Average rating: 3.81 · 3,755 ratings · 615 reviews · 14 distinct works · Similar authors

	Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell, Jonathan Bean (Illustrator) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,568 ratings — published 2007 — 13 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
	The Secret of Zoom 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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
	Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls by Lynne Jonell, Jonathan Bean (Illustrator) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2008 — 4 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
	Hamster Magic (Magical Mix-Ups, #1) by Lynne Jonell, Brandon Dorman 3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry by Lynne Jonell, Jonathan Bean (Illustrator) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	I Need a Snake by Lynne Jonell, Petra Mathers (Illustrations) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1998 — 4 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
	Lawn Mower Magic (Magical Mix-Ups, #2) by Lynne Jonell, Brandon Dorman (Illustrator) 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	Mommy Go Away! by Lynne Jonell, Petra Mathers (Illustrator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1997 — 4 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
	When Mommy Was Mad by Lynne Jonell, Petra Mathers (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002	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
	It's My Birthday, Too! 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999 — 4 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