2. Books The City of Ember The People of Sparks The Prophet of Yonwood The Diamond of Darkhold Car Trouble Cloning And more!

3. Facts Born in June, 1944 Lives in Menlo, California Currently owns a Norfolk Terrier named Jockey Outside of writing she has been an ice skater, bird watcher, mediator, house builder, gardener, piano player, and a gourmet vegetarian cook.

4. Facts Attended Scripps College, got a BA in English literature- 1966 and University of California Berkeley. She began writing when she was six. She loved to write about mysterious things. Jeanne likes gardening and music Her Father (James. B) was a steel and company executive and her mother Dolly was a painter and homemaker. Scripps College University of California Berkeley Jeanne in her Garden

5. Awards American Library Association Notable Book Kirkus 2003 Editor's Choice Publisher's Weekly Flying Start Borders Original Voices Several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List (Children's Paperback Fiction) New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

6. Awards Child Magazine, Best Children's Books of 2003 Winner for children's literature, California Book Awards, Commonwealth Club of California Chapman Award for Shared Reading (Esmé Raji Codell)

7. Awards State readers' choice award winner in: Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Kansas, Indiana, Nevada, Missouri, and New Mexico.

9. Books The City of Ember The People of Sparks The Prophet of Yonwood The Diamond of Darkhold Car Trouble Cloning And more!

10. Facts Born in June, 1944 Lives in Menlo, California Currently owns a Norfolk Terrier named Jockey Outside of writing she has been an ice skater, bird watcher, mediator, house builder, gardener, piano player, and a gourmet vegetarian cook.

11. Facts Attended Scripps College, got a BA in English literature- 1966 and University of California Berkeley. She began writing when she was six. She loved to write about mysterious things. Jeanne likes gardening and music Her Father (James. B) was a steel and company executive and her mother Dolly was a painter and homemaker. Scripps College University of California Berkeley Jeanne in her Garden

12. Awards American Library Association Notable Book Kirkus 2003 Editor's Choice Publisher's Weekly Flying Start Borders Original Voices Several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List (Children's Paperback Fiction) New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

13. Awards Child Magazine, Best Children's Books of 2003 Winner for children's literature, California Book Awards, Commonwealth Club of California Chapman Award for Shared Reading (Esmé Raji Codell)

14. Awards State readers' choice award winner in: Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Kansas, Indiana, Nevada, Missouri, and New Mexico.