her mother was a pediatric nurse. It wasn’t unusual for Jenni to open the kitchen refrigerator and find petri dishes of blood agar that her father was using to culture bacteria. She grew up listening to him talk about the wonder of antibiotics and Jonas Salk and how science could change the world. Today, Jennifer is the New York Times bestselling author of three Newbery Honor Books, as well as the cocreator of the popular Babymouse series (an Eisner Award winner) and Squish series, which she collaborates on with her brother Matthew Holm. You can find out more about her by visiting jenniferholm.com .