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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 — 35,049 ratings — published 2009 — 82 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 — 4,780 ratings — published 2015 — 32 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 — 698 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) 4.14 avg rating — 441 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Counting Sheep (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #2) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Teagan White (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 313 ratings — 6 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) 3.85 avg rating — 224 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 — 173 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) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 127 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) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Jennifer L. Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 53 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
	El curioso mundo de Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author), Santiago del Rey Farrés (translator) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	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 Jennifer Johnson's question: I am reading your first book and I am just taken with your characters. How long did it take to write this book? Great job! Hi Jennifer, it took me about 18 months to write it. The sequel took me about 12 months. Glad you are enjoying it! It’s been turned into a musical in San Diego at the Lambs Players Theatre in March.
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Jacqueline Kelly answered Kate'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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“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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What Book Shall We Read in September?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in May and June. Please let me know if you think a book should be added to the list.

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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

10 votes 47.6%

Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

4 votes 19.0%

Slob by Ellen Potter

4 votes 19.0%

The Locked Garden by Gloria Whelan

2 votes 9.5%

Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez

1 vote 4.8%

Dormia by Jake Halpern

0 votes 0.0%

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