The+Author+-+Jaqueline+Kelly

= Her Life: = ===She was born in New Zealand, however there is no information about when or how old she is. At age 6 she moved to Canada and later as a teenager to El Paso, Texas. This last move was shocking since she had always lived in dense and rich forests. She studied medicine at Galveston University and practiced it for many years before going back to school to earn her law degree from the University of Texas Law School. Years later she decided to write fiction. //The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate// is her first novel.===

===The book was inspired by a very hot summer she spent in her 120 year old farm house in Fentress, Texas, where she started to imagine how people lived when there was no air conditioning. The Grandfather character reminds her of her own father but "Mother" is in no way similar to her own. Callie, the main character has a bit of herself - Ms. Kelly can not cook or knit.===

** Recent New's :** ===November 2009: Lone Star List (recommended reading list for Grades 6-8 from the Texas Library Association ) ===

January 18, 2010: Jacqueline Kelly received a 2010 Newbery Honor for her Young Adult novel The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
**Links** [|More about J. Kelly] [|American Library Association]