Gennifer Choldenko

Gennifer Choldenko (born October 20, 1957) is an American writer of popular books for children and adolescents.

Awards
Al Capone Does My Shirts was a finalist for both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal (Newbery Honor Book).

Works

 * Novels
 * Notes From a Liar and Her Dog (2001)
 * Al Capone Does My Shirts (2004)
 * If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period (2007)
 * Al Capone Shines My Shoes (2009)
 * No Passengers Beyond This Point (2011)
 * Al Capone Does My Homework (2013)
 * Chasing Secrets (2015)
 * Al Capone Throws Me a Curve (2018)
 * One-Third Nerd (2019)
 * Orphan Eleven (2020)
 * Dogtown (2023), with Katherine Applegate; illustrated by Wallace West
 * Children's picture books
 * Moonstruck (1997), illustrated by Paul Yalowitz
 * How to Make Friends with a Giant (2006), illustrated by Amy Walrod
 * Louder, Lili (2007), illustrated by S.D. Schindler
 * A Giant Crush (2011), illustrated by Melissa Sweet
 * Putting the Monkeys to Bed (2015), illustrated by Jack E. Davis
 * Dad and the Dinosaur (2017), illustrated by Dan Santat