Gennifer Choldenko
@choldenko.bsky.social
Co-author of the Dogtown series with Katherine Applegate. (Am I lucky or what?) Author of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman.
Dear teachers, are you reading THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class?
This Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website.
Thank you for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/j7TP1N6 @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
This Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website.
Thank you for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/j7TP1N6 @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
February 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Dear teachers, are you reading THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class?
This Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website.
Thank you for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/j7TP1N6 @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
This Educators’ Guide may be helpful! It's free on my website.
Thank you for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/j7TP1N6 @randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
“My goal in speaking is to get kids’ brains firing with new ideas. I want them raising their hands. I want them asking questions.”
I'd love to connect with your readers through a virtual school visit! I’m proud to be represented by @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. buff.ly/eXeGFgU
I'd love to connect with your readers through a virtual school visit! I’m proud to be represented by @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. buff.ly/eXeGFgU
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
“My goal in speaking is to get kids’ brains firing with new ideas. I want them raising their hands. I want them asking questions.”
I'd love to connect with your readers through a virtual school visit! I’m proud to be represented by @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. buff.ly/eXeGFgU
I'd love to connect with your readers through a virtual school visit! I’m proud to be represented by @theauthorvillage.bsky.social. buff.ly/eXeGFgU
“None of us gets long on this lush and lovely planet.
Don’t relinquish any of your precious life to whoever it is who has hurt you.”
🎪🐘✨
@randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
Don’t relinquish any of your precious life to whoever it is who has hurt you.”
🎪🐘✨
@randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“None of us gets long on this lush and lovely planet.
Don’t relinquish any of your precious life to whoever it is who has hurt you.”
🎪🐘✨
@randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
Don’t relinquish any of your precious life to whoever it is who has hurt you.”
🎪🐘✨
@randomhousekids.bsky.social #Booksky #mglit
Here's a list of Black-owned bookstores to support this #BlackHistoryMonth, and every month!
Thank you to my favorite audiobook provider, @libro.fm, for creating this browsable map: buff.ly/z6F2PPb #Booksky
Thank you to my favorite audiobook provider, @libro.fm, for creating this browsable map: buff.ly/z6F2PPb #Booksky
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February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Here's a list of Black-owned bookstores to support this #BlackHistoryMonth, and every month!
Thank you to my favorite audiobook provider, @libro.fm, for creating this browsable map: buff.ly/z6F2PPb #Booksky
Thank you to my favorite audiobook provider, @libro.fm, for creating this browsable map: buff.ly/z6F2PPb #Booksky
I'm honored that my #mglit book, THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN, has been nominated for the 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal!
Thank you to the students, teachers, and librarians who recommended my book to the committee. It means the world.
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Thank you to the students, teachers, and librarians who recommended my book to the committee. It means the world.
buff.ly/7Yy7jPy
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I'm honored that my #mglit book, THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN, has been nominated for the 2026-2027 California Young Reader Medal!
Thank you to the students, teachers, and librarians who recommended my book to the committee. It means the world.
buff.ly/7Yy7jPy
Thank you to the students, teachers, and librarians who recommended my book to the committee. It means the world.
buff.ly/7Yy7jPy
Thank you Maryland. Thank you @kaaauthor.bsky.social for writing this book with me. Thank you most of all to the children who read DOGTOWN and voted for it.
Look at this incredible Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. I am verklempt!
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit #Booksky
Look at this incredible Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. I am verklempt!
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit #Booksky
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Thank you Maryland. Thank you @kaaauthor.bsky.social for writing this book with me. Thank you most of all to the children who read DOGTOWN and voted for it.
Look at this incredible Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. I am verklempt!
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit #Booksky
Look at this incredible Black-Eyed Susan Book Award. I am verklempt!
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit #Booksky
Reposted by Gennifer Choldenko
What is ‘National Shutdown Day’ on Jan. 30 - and do you plan to participate?
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What is 'National Shutdown Day' on Jan. 30 — and do you plan to participate?
Anti-ICE activists are calling for a nationwide “shutdown” on Jan. 30, urging “no work, no school, no shopping." Are you participating?
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January 29, 2026 at 5:01 AM
What is ‘National Shutdown Day’ on Jan. 30 - and do you plan to participate?
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#WritingTip: Write about what you want desperately to understand.
I wrote what I knew, but it bored me.
When I write about what I don’t know, what I don’t understand, and what I wish with the deepest part of myself could be … my writing gets better.
I wrote what I knew, but it bored me.
When I write about what I don’t know, what I don’t understand, and what I wish with the deepest part of myself could be … my writing gets better.
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#WritingTip: Write about what you want desperately to understand.
I wrote what I knew, but it bored me.
When I write about what I don’t know, what I don’t understand, and what I wish with the deepest part of myself could be … my writing gets better.
I wrote what I knew, but it bored me.
When I write about what I don’t know, what I don’t understand, and what I wish with the deepest part of myself could be … my writing gets better.
This was an incredibly imaginative story. Deeply felt, philosophical, and wildly original. Congratulations to Aubrey Hartman!
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This was an incredibly imaginative story. Deeply felt, philosophical, and wildly original. Congratulations to Aubrey Hartman!
I am also a Candace Fleming fan. Just read Death in the Jungle. Another phenomenal Fleming title!
I love Candace Fleming's books. So exciting to see her recognized with the Margaret A. Edwards award!
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I am also a Candace Fleming fan. Just read Death in the Jungle. Another phenomenal Fleming title!
Reposted by Gennifer Choldenko
I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Intertribal Stories
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January 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I'd be hard-pressed to name someone who's done more for Native American literature for young readers than @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, winner of this year's Printz Award. Such an amazing choice!! bookshop.org/p/books/lege...
I remember getting the call from the Newbery Committee at 4:15 AM.
I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true.
To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma
I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true.
To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I remember getting the call from the Newbery Committee at 4:15 AM.
I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true.
To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma
I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true.
To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma
"The dogs of Dogtown are as fancy as you'll find anywhere. Collies and corgis, shar-peis and sheepdogs, oodles of schnoodles, poodles, and labradoodles… plus plenty of mutts like me."
🐶💙 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
🐶💙 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"The dogs of Dogtown are as fancy as you'll find anywhere. Collies and corgis, shar-peis and sheepdogs, oodles of schnoodles, poodles, and labradoodles… plus plenty of mutts like me."
🐶💙 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
🐶💙 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Why I love dogs . . .
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Why I love dogs . . .
Today is Al Capone's birthday, and I'm thinking about my #TalesFromAlcatraz series.
Did you know that the first book's title, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, has historic resonance? Capone’s first job in the penitentiary was working in the laundry facility! 👕
Did you know that the first book's title, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, has historic resonance? Capone’s first job in the penitentiary was working in the laundry facility! 👕
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Today is Al Capone's birthday, and I'm thinking about my #TalesFromAlcatraz series.
Did you know that the first book's title, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, has historic resonance? Capone’s first job in the penitentiary was working in the laundry facility! 👕
Did you know that the first book's title, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS, has historic resonance? Capone’s first job in the penitentiary was working in the laundry facility! 👕
If you plan to read THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class this year, this Educators’ Guide may be helpful!
It's free on my website. Thank you so much for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/zyhOlms @randomhousekids.bsky.social
It's free on my website. Thank you so much for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/zyhOlms @randomhousekids.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If you plan to read THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with your class this year, this Educators’ Guide may be helpful!
It's free on my website. Thank you so much for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/zyhOlms @randomhousekids.bsky.social
It's free on my website. Thank you so much for sharing my books with your readers. buff.ly/zyhOlms @randomhousekids.bsky.social
Educators, I hope you had warm and wonderful holidays!
As we head into the school year, I wanted to share the "Resources" page on my website.
You can find teaching guides, discussion questions, and more for many of my books! 📚 buff.ly/JIZonp4
As we head into the school year, I wanted to share the "Resources" page on my website.
You can find teaching guides, discussion questions, and more for many of my books! 📚 buff.ly/JIZonp4
January 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Educators, I hope you had warm and wonderful holidays!
As we head into the school year, I wanted to share the "Resources" page on my website.
You can find teaching guides, discussion questions, and more for many of my books! 📚 buff.ly/JIZonp4
As we head into the school year, I wanted to share the "Resources" page on my website.
You can find teaching guides, discussion questions, and more for many of my books! 📚 buff.ly/JIZonp4
My very first book was MOONSTRUCK, a picture book about an ambitious cow.
I can't believe it's almost 30 years old—I published it in 1997!
But I remember the thrill of seeing my first book in a bookstore window like it was yesterday. 🐄🌖
I can't believe it's almost 30 years old—I published it in 1997!
But I remember the thrill of seeing my first book in a bookstore window like it was yesterday. 🐄🌖
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My very first book was MOONSTRUCK, a picture book about an ambitious cow.
I can't believe it's almost 30 years old—I published it in 1997!
But I remember the thrill of seeing my first book in a bookstore window like it was yesterday. 🐄🌖
I can't believe it's almost 30 years old—I published it in 1997!
But I remember the thrill of seeing my first book in a bookstore window like it was yesterday. 🐄🌖
Teacher friends, are you planning author visits for this year?
I'd love to meet your class for a virtual visit!
Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/AwSygf8
I'd love to meet your class for a virtual visit!
Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/AwSygf8
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Teacher friends, are you planning author visits for this year?
I'd love to meet your class for a virtual visit!
Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/AwSygf8
I'd love to meet your class for a virtual visit!
Here's my speaking page, which includes a list of possible presentations, contact info, and more. I can't wait to talk with your readers. buff.ly/AwSygf8
I'm thinking about how grateful I am to make a living doing what I love.
Thank you, readers. I am one lucky author.
What are you grateful for?
Thank you, readers. I am one lucky author.
What are you grateful for?
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I'm thinking about how grateful I am to make a living doing what I love.
Thank you, readers. I am one lucky author.
What are you grateful for?
Thank you, readers. I am one lucky author.
What are you grateful for?
Happy #NewYearsDay. On the first day of the new year, I am thinking about our kids.
To each librarian, teacher, bookseller, parent, writer, and friend: Here's to giving the kids our hope and our open hearts this year. ❤️
To each librarian, teacher, bookseller, parent, writer, and friend: Here's to giving the kids our hope and our open hearts this year. ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Happy #NewYearsDay. On the first day of the new year, I am thinking about our kids.
To each librarian, teacher, bookseller, parent, writer, and friend: Here's to giving the kids our hope and our open hearts this year. ❤️
To each librarian, teacher, bookseller, parent, writer, and friend: Here's to giving the kids our hope and our open hearts this year. ❤️
This year, I worked on two new books, including one with my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social.
I celebrated THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with wonderful readers, booksellers, and educators.
I read so many books I loved. I hope you did, too. Let's have a memorable new year of stories.
I celebrated THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with wonderful readers, booksellers, and educators.
I read so many books I loved. I hope you did, too. Let's have a memorable new year of stories.
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This year, I worked on two new books, including one with my friend @kaaauthor.bsky.social.
I celebrated THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with wonderful readers, booksellers, and educators.
I read so many books I loved. I hope you did, too. Let's have a memorable new year of stories.
I celebrated THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN with wonderful readers, booksellers, and educators.
I read so many books I loved. I hope you did, too. Let's have a memorable new year of stories.
These are some books I loved reading this year. What were some of your favorites?
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
These are some books I loved reading this year. What were some of your favorites?
Dear readers, thank you for all the love you've shown for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series this year.
Your messages, reviews, and comments mean so much to me. Especially when I hear that you've shared the books with kids who need them.
Happy holidays. 💙
Your messages, reviews, and comments mean so much to me. Especially when I hear that you've shared the books with kids who need them.
Happy holidays. 💙
December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Dear readers, thank you for all the love you've shown for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series this year.
Your messages, reviews, and comments mean so much to me. Especially when I hear that you've shared the books with kids who need them.
Happy holidays. 💙
Your messages, reviews, and comments mean so much to me. Especially when I hear that you've shared the books with kids who need them.
Happy holidays. 💙