Jacqueline Kelly
Jacqueline Kelly (born in New Zealand in the 20th century ) is an American doctor and author of children's books.
Life
Kelly was born in New Zealand and, as a child, moved with her parents to Vancouver Island in British Columbia in western Canada and then to El Paso in western Texas in the USA. She first studied medicine at the University of Texas at El Paso and graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston on the Gulf of Mexico . She then studied law at the University of Texas Law School in Austin . After working as a lawyer, she is now a doctor in Austin. She lives in Fentress about 70 km south of Austin.
Kelly's first short story appeared in the University of Southern Mississippi's Mississippi Review . Her first children's book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate appeared in 2009 and was published in German in 2013. Her second book Return to the Willows is a follow-up story to the early 20th century book written by Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows (German: The Wind in the Willows ).
Publications
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate . Henry Holt and Company, New York City 2009, ISBN 978-0-8050-8841-0 .
- German by Birgit Kollmann: Calpurnia's (r) evolutionary discoveries . Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-446-24165-7 .
- Return to the Willows . Henry Holt and Company, New York City 2012, ISBN 978-0-8050-9413-8 .
Web links
- Website of the author (en.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kelly, Jacqueline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American children's author and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Zealand |