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Jennifer Gennari

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Born

January 03

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http://www.jengennari.com

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Children's Books

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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. ...more

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Jennifer Gennari’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 588 ratings · 130 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Muffled 3.97 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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
	My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer 3.77 avg rating — 268 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

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Spotlight on MUFFLED

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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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing A Gallery of Rogues (The Swifts #2) by Beth Lincoln	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
Another fun adventure featuring Shenanigan Swift and her siblings! This time, they are in Paris, meeting their estranged cousins, the Martinets. Lots of word play once more, although the number of characters made me a little muddled in places. These ...more
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Jennifer wants to read The Peabody Sisters by Megan Marshall	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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Jennifer rated a book really liked it The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2) by Katherine Rundell	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
Fun return to the world of Anya and Christopher, with many fantastical creatures, as they fight to save the dragons and to avenge the death of the king. (At times, it felt like what creature will they encounter next?) Great for young readers!
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)	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
Fascinating read, although less about the writing process and story germination than I expected. She's smart, funny, opinionated, gutsy and dedicated. She mentions her writing "burrows," glossing over the hours and hours she must have spent writing. ...more
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing Sunward by William Alexander	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 space adventure very much in the spirit of Martha Wells. Great story of Tova, from Luna, and her foster baby bots with canny abilities. It's a familiar robots vs humans scenario, and it feels like the first in a series. ...more
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Goodreads Author)	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
An astounding, gripping story of a father and his three children on a research island that is slowly being swallowed by the sea. Rowan washes ashore, and the plot twists and turns kept coming as Rowan slowly determines what has happened to Hank, her ...more
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing The Poetry of Car Mechanics by Heidi E.Y. Stemple (Goodreads Author)	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
Amazing novel in verse that gripped me from the first lyrical page! We meet bird-loving and poet Dylan, whose mother is gone, coping with mental health issues. Pops, his grandfather and car mechanic shop owner, is raising him, and the two could not b ...more
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing Rock Paper Incisors: A Skunk and Badger Story by Amy Timberlake	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
Another fun tale with Skunk and Badger! This time, there's a lot of fun writing deadline angst for Badger, as well as two baby rats who create a lot of havoc. A sure fire hit with kids, with great escapades and illustrations by Klassen. ...more
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Jennifer rated a book it was amazing The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)	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
Pure fun! I loved the story of Jakob and Lizzie, living in Bletchley Park where WW2 codebreakers (including Alan Turing) worked. They must solve the mystery of where their mother is (dead or alive), as well as the urgency of solving the encrypted mes ...more
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Quotes by Jennifer Gennari (?)

“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

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“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

tags: book-lovers, friendship

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