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Jennifer Gennari

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My stories come from my passion for truth and justice and my compassion for people of all ages. When I was young, I read everything, which introduced me to the different experiences people have in the world. I am an optimist at heart, and I hope my books connect us, one to another.

I'm a big reader! I hope you are one, too. By the time I was ten, I was carrying stacks of books home on a bus from the public library. Curling up with a book is still one of my favorite things to do.
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Average rating: 3.91 · 624 ratings · 144 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Muffled

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions
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My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer

3.77 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions
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Stifled

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Spotlight on MUFFLED

Muffled by Jennifer Gennari

Did you know a blizzard was what sparked me to write MUFFLED? You can read more on Book It, a literacy program.

Also a shoutout to Travis Jonker of SLJ for naming MUFFLED the middle-grade cover of the year! Hats off to Art Director Krista Vossen and Illustrator Javier Perez. It's been capturing hearts since it was released.

Tell me what you love about the cover! And I will answer questions abou Read more of this blog post »
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Listen to the Girls by Chrystal D. Giles
Listen to the Girls
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This is a powerful story about Calla and her favorite teacher, Mr. Chavis -- the one teacher who praises her and tells her how smart she is. When a news outlet she trusts -- EboniiNews -- reports that Mr. Chavis was fired from his last job for sexual ...more
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Spark by Chris Baron
Spark
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Finn and his friend, nicknamed Rabbit, are monitoring a patch of woods near their home for wildlife (using cameras) and there are fires everywhere. Baron does a great job of capturing the experience of climate-induced intense wildfires -- everything ...more
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Spark by Chris Baron
Spark
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Finn and his friend, nicknamed Rabbit, are monitoring a patch of woods near their home for wildlife (using cameras) and there are fires everywhere. Baron does a great job of capturing the experience of climate-induced intense wildfires -- everything ...more
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Charity and Sylvia by Tillie Walden
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Amazing and moving -- I was struck not only by the lives of these two women, living as a married couple in 19th century Vermont, but also the hardship of life back then. People died young and opportunities for women were few. Charity's confidence com ...more
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
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A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
A Guardian and a Thief
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Ma, her father, and her two-year-old daughter Mishti have one week before they leave famished Kolkata for the US. Meanwhile, Boomba is trying to find shelter for his family. The ethical questions raised here are so hard -- what would you do to feed y ...more
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The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
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What a startling, original prose style. Otsuka's words grabbed me from the beginning with concise sentences, omniscient voice that is never distant. We are with these Japanese women, coming to the US to wed, through the years of disappointment, toil, ...more
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Ravenous by Mark D. Freeman
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
"Surprisingly good! I was extremely skeptical about the premise, but it was fun and fast paced. I even manage to handle my biggest peeve which all the main characters (good and bad) and drop dead stunningly gorgeous 🙄"
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Never Coming Back by Alison McGhee
Never Coming Back
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Found this gem by Alison McGhee, a writer I admire. It's the story of Clara, whose mother has early onset Alzheimer's and there are unanswered questions she never had a chance to ask her. It's slow moving at first, but builds to a crescendo. The myst ...more
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“When everything gets muddled up inside my head, there's nothing better than making pies.”
Jennifer Gennari, My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer
tags: pies

“Friends in books are the best. They sleep in the pages when I don’t want to talk and they share their days with me soundlessly—I know what makes them sad or scared or happy—when I lift their covers.”
Jennifer Gennari, Muffled

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“When everything gets muddled up inside my head, there's nothing better than making pies.”
Jennifer Gennari, My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer
tags: pies

“Please bury me in the library
With a dozen long-stemmed proses”
J. Patrick Lewis, Please Bury Me in the Library

“Friends in books are the best. They sleep in the pages when I don’t want to talk and they share their days with me soundlessly—I know what makes them sad or scared or happy—when I lift their covers.”
Jennifer Gennari, Muffled

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