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Jacqueline Kelly

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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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	The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 33,308 ratings — published 2009 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Curious World of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 4,317 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Skunked (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #1) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Teagan White (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Goodreads Author), Clint Young (Illustrations) 4.12 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Counting Sheep (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #2) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Teagan White (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 279 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Who Gives a Hoot? (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #3) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 189 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Prickly Problem (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #4) 4.08 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Squirrelly Situation (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #5) 3.98 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Goats for Christmas (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #6) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Jacqueline Kelly answered Kate Granata's question: I’ve always loved Calpurnia Tate’s story and while I think a third book would be amazing one day, I love the idea of a stage musical as well. Calpurnia’s future has always interested me and I was wondering if Calpurnia could choose to travel anywhere in the world, where do you think she would like to go? The Galapagos Islands!
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Jacqueline Kelly answered Pearl Kaur's question: Proud to be your 500th follower! You definitely deserve it. I know it's a lot of hard work to make a third book, but can you please think of all the plot options? Annoying suitors! An overeager Scruffy! The family touring colleges for Harry and Sam Houston! The possibilities! Hello Pearl, thanks for your kind words. I did toy with the idea of a third book for some time but I've gone off in a different direction for now. You might be interested to know that there is a Calpurnia stage musical in the works but it won't be ou See Full Answer
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“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.”
― Jacqueline Kelly, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

tags: books, calpurnia, happiness, reading

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“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

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

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