CHOLDENKO, Gennifer

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Dogtown

Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko | FICTION, Aug 01, 2023

When Applegate and Choldenko collaborate, readers win.

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Orphan Eleven

Gennifer Choldenko | FICTION, May 08, 2020

A well-used plot embellished in practically every aspect with strong historical underpinnings and characters who jump off the page.

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

Gennifer CHOLDENKO | FICTION, Mar 01, 2018

A powerful story of love and family that will please fans and newcomers.

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

Gennifer CHOLDENKO | FICTION, Feb 28, 2018

A powerful story of love and family that will please fans and newcomers.

Dad and the Dinosaur

Gennifer CHOLDENKO | FICTION, Jan 01, 2017

A winning book sure to attract and delight a wide audience.

Chasing Secrets: A Deadly Surprise in a City of Lies

Gennifer CHOLDENKO | MEDIA, Dec 01, 2015

This will be a treat for a wide variety of listeners. ["A fast-paced plot that will appeal to lovers of both mystery and historical fiction": SLJ 6/15 review of the Random Wendy Lamb book.]—Deb Whitbeck, formerly of West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI

Chasing Secrets

Gennifer CHOLDENKO | FICTION, Jun 01, 2015

Choldenko's latest novel features a fast-paced plot that will appeal to lovers of both mystery and historical fiction. A first purchase.—Sharon M. Lawler, formerly of Randolph Elementary, Universal City, TX

Newbery Honor–winning author Choldenko (Al Capone Does My Shirts) extends her historical San Francisco–set fiction with this light mystery. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie is a smart, scientifically-minded girl, which in 1900 makes her out of place in her silly finishing school, and she delights in following in her doctor father’s footsteps. Applying the scientific method to rumors of the bubonic plague in Chinatown, she finds herself facing the power of the media and racist political schemes as she attempts to rescue her Chinese housekeeper from quarantine. Choldenko’s appealing and convincing main characters and detail-rich setting keep the story afloat, though there is little actual mystery in the end