Gennifer Choldenko

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Gennifer Choldenko
Choldenko in 2018
Choldenko in 2018
Born (1957-10-20) October 20, 1957 (age 68)
OccupationWriter
GenreChildren's and young adult fiction
Website
choldenko.com

Gennifer Choldenko (born October 20, 1957) is an American writer of popular books for children and adolescents.

Awards

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Al Capone Does My Shirts was a finalist for both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal (Newbery Honor Book).[1][2]

Works

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Novels[3]
  • Notes From a Liar and Her Dog (2001)
  • Al Capone Does My Shirts (2004)
  • If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period (2007)
  • Al Capone Shines My Shoes (2009)
  • No Passengers Beyond This Point (2011)
  • Al Capone Does My Homework (2013)
  • Chasing Secrets (2015)
  • Al Capone Throws Me a Curve (2018)
  • One-Third Nerd (2019)
  • Orphan Eleven (2020)
  • Dogtown (2023), with Katherine Applegate; illustrated by Wallace West
Children's picture books[3]
  • Moonstruck (1997), illustrated by Paul Yalowitz
  • How to Make Friends with a Giant (2006), illustrated by Amy Walrod
  • Louder, Lili (2007), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
  • A Giant Crush (2011), illustrated by Melissa Sweet
  • Putting the Monkeys to Bed (2015), illustrated by Jack E. Davis
  • Dad and the Dinosaur (2017), illustrated by Dan Santat

References

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