Jennifer L. Holm (born June 16, 1968)[a] is an American children's writer, and recipient of three Newbery Honors and the Eisner Award.

[a][5] She spent her early life living on Whidbey Island on the Puget Sound in Washington state,[6] before her family relocated to Audubon, Pennsylvania, with her four brothers.

[citation needed] Our Only May Amelia, the story of a 12-year-old girl living in late-19th century in coastal southwestern Washington state, inspired by a diary written by her great aunt, became her first published novel and was a 2000 Newbery Honor Book.

Penny from Heaven, a story set in the 1950s featuring an 11-year-old Italian-American girl, was a 2007 Newbery Honor recipient.

Turtle in Paradise, which is set in the Great Depression in Key West, Florida, was a 2011 Newbery Honor recipient.