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.
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I don't think there's any better way to recharge your writing batteries than collaboration. 💙
It's been such a joy to write three Dogtown books with my friend @choldenko.bsky.social. We can't wait to share more about book three soon.
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
It's been such a joy to write three Dogtown books with my friend @choldenko.bsky.social. We can't wait to share more about book three soon.
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I don't think there's any better way to recharge your writing batteries than collaboration. 💙
It's been such a joy to write three Dogtown books with my friend @choldenko.bsky.social. We can't wait to share more about book three soon.
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
It's been such a joy to write three Dogtown books with my friend @choldenko.bsky.social. We can't wait to share more about book three soon.
@mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
I want to thank Brein Lopez, manager of @childrensbookworld.bsky.social.
Brein was on the Judy Lopez committee, which awarded the 2025 Medal to Hank Hooperman. I even launched my first book at CBW in 1997! (Brein was not there then, but still.)
Thank you, Brein—an unsung hero of the book world!
Brein was on the Judy Lopez committee, which awarded the 2025 Medal to Hank Hooperman. I even launched my first book at CBW in 1997! (Brein was not there then, but still.)
Thank you, Brein—an unsung hero of the book world!
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I want to thank Brein Lopez, manager of @childrensbookworld.bsky.social.
Brein was on the Judy Lopez committee, which awarded the 2025 Medal to Hank Hooperman. I even launched my first book at CBW in 1997! (Brein was not there then, but still.)
Thank you, Brein—an unsung hero of the book world!
Brein was on the Judy Lopez committee, which awarded the 2025 Medal to Hank Hooperman. I even launched my first book at CBW in 1997! (Brein was not there then, but still.)
Thank you, Brein—an unsung hero of the book world!
Love to see the Dutch translation of DOGTOWN! 🐶 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Thank you to read.y on Instagram for the photo.
Thank you to read.y on Instagram for the photo.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Love to see the Dutch translation of DOGTOWN! 🐶 @kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Thank you to read.y on Instagram for the photo.
Thank you to read.y on Instagram for the photo.
I loved researching the #TalesFromAlcatraz books. Here's a fun fact:
After prohibition was repealed, Al Capone lobbied to get expiration dates placed on milk cartons. He had a whole fleet of trucks and needed a Unique Selling Proposition for his new product! 🥛🗝️
After prohibition was repealed, Al Capone lobbied to get expiration dates placed on milk cartons. He had a whole fleet of trucks and needed a Unique Selling Proposition for his new product! 🥛🗝️
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I loved researching the #TalesFromAlcatraz books. Here's a fun fact:
After prohibition was repealed, Al Capone lobbied to get expiration dates placed on milk cartons. He had a whole fleet of trucks and needed a Unique Selling Proposition for his new product! 🥛🗝️
After prohibition was repealed, Al Capone lobbied to get expiration dates placed on milk cartons. He had a whole fleet of trucks and needed a Unique Selling Proposition for his new product! 🥛🗝️
Here's a bit of hope. We have received an offer to publish DOGTOWN in the Ukraine.
Makes me cry every time I think about it. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social
Makes me cry every time I think about it. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here's a bit of hope. We have received an offer to publish DOGTOWN in the Ukraine.
Makes me cry every time I think about it. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social
Makes me cry every time I think about it. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @kaaauthor.bsky.social
"I love my mom and she loves me. But everything she does gets me in trouble. What happens when you love someone like that?"
Thank you to everyone who has shared Hank and Boo's with a kid who needs it.
Thank you to everyone who has shared Hank and Boo's with a kid who needs it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I love my mom and she loves me. But everything she does gets me in trouble. What happens when you love someone like that?"
Thank you to everyone who has shared Hank and Boo's with a kid who needs it.
Thank you to everyone who has shared Hank and Boo's with a kid who needs it.
My dad worked at Walt Disney Studios his entire career. His whole life, he dreamed of having his book published.
After he died, my brother was determined to make Dad’s dream come true. 38 years after his death, Dad's book was published.
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After he died, my brother was determined to make Dad’s dream come true. 38 years after his death, Dad's book was published.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My dad worked at Walt Disney Studios his entire career. His whole life, he dreamed of having his book published.
After he died, my brother was determined to make Dad’s dream come true. 38 years after his death, Dad's book was published.
buff.ly/YU1v8lD
After he died, my brother was determined to make Dad’s dream come true. 38 years after his death, Dad's book was published.
buff.ly/YU1v8lD
#WritingTip: Say yes, and... If you encourage your muse, she will hand you more ideas. If you belittle and disparage your own ideas, your muse will go on strike.
So say yes, and...
So say yes, and...
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#WritingTip: Say yes, and... If you encourage your muse, she will hand you more ideas. If you belittle and disparage your own ideas, your muse will go on strike.
So say yes, and...
So say yes, and...
Nothing compares to letters from kids who connected with Hank's story.
Thank you for reading, L, and thank you so much for writing to me.
Thank you for reading, L, and thank you so much for writing to me.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nothing compares to letters from kids who connected with Hank's story.
Thank you for reading, L, and thank you so much for writing to me.
Thank you for reading, L, and thank you so much for writing to me.
“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/U8xKPrW
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/U8xKPrW
October 27, 2025 at 4:08 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/U8xKPrW
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/U8xKPrW
Thank you so much to Yeawon Kim, the translator of the Korean edition of THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN.
Here is a photo she sent me of the book in Kyobo Bookstore. I love it.
Here is a photo she sent me of the book in Kyobo Bookstore. I love it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thank you so much to Yeawon Kim, the translator of the Korean edition of THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN.
Here is a photo she sent me of the book in Kyobo Bookstore. I love it.
Here is a photo she sent me of the book in Kyobo Bookstore. I love it.
A big thank you to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for featuring THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN in your "Recommended Reads"!
buff.ly/uTqokiA #mglit
buff.ly/uTqokiA #mglit
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A big thank you to @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for featuring THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN in your "Recommended Reads"!
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buff.ly/uTqokiA #mglit
I had a wonderful time at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social last weekend!
Parker and Josiah, thank you so much for interviewing me. I loved talking with you!
And thank you to Gail Kim for presenting me with the Judy Lopez Memorial Award for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN. I am verklempt.
Parker and Josiah, thank you so much for interviewing me. I loved talking with you!
And thank you to Gail Kim for presenting me with the Judy Lopez Memorial Award for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN. I am verklempt.
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I had a wonderful time at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social last weekend!
Parker and Josiah, thank you so much for interviewing me. I loved talking with you!
And thank you to Gail Kim for presenting me with the Judy Lopez Memorial Award for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN. I am verklempt.
Parker and Josiah, thank you so much for interviewing me. I loved talking with you!
And thank you to Gail Kim for presenting me with the Judy Lopez Memorial Award for THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN. I am verklempt.
When I was fourteen, I had a poster-size picture of a horse's muzzle on my wall.
I guess I haven't changed much.
I guess I haven't changed much.
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When I was fourteen, I had a poster-size picture of a horse's muzzle on my wall.
I guess I haven't changed much.
I guess I haven't changed much.
How adorable is the Japanese translation of Dogtown? 🐶 I love it!
Illustrations by Setsusa Chiaki. Thank you to the publisher, kaiseisha_pr on Instagram, for the photos.
@kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
Illustrations by Setsusa Chiaki. Thank you to the publisher, kaiseisha_pr on Instagram, for the photos.
@kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How adorable is the Japanese translation of Dogtown? 🐶 I love it!
Illustrations by Setsusa Chiaki. Thank you to the publisher, kaiseisha_pr on Instagram, for the photos.
@kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
Illustrations by Setsusa Chiaki. Thank you to the publisher, kaiseisha_pr on Instagram, for the photos.
@kaaauthor.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #mglit
It's #IndigenousPeoplesDay! One way to celebrate and educate ourselves is with a new book by an Indigenous author, from an Indigenous-owned bookstore.
Here is a helpful directory of bookstores from @libro.fm:
Here is a helpful directory of bookstores from @libro.fm:
Indigenous-Owned Bookstores in the USA and Canada
Check out this directory of Indigenous-owned, independent bookstores!
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October 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It's #IndigenousPeoplesDay! One way to celebrate and educate ourselves is with a new book by an Indigenous author, from an Indigenous-owned bookstore.
Here is a helpful directory of bookstores from @libro.fm:
Here is a helpful directory of bookstores from @libro.fm:
Tomorrow, I can't wait to meet you at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles!
I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
See you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
See you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tomorrow, I can't wait to meet you at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles!
I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
See you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
See you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
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Teachers and parents, if you shop on Amazon, you can find the hardcover editions of my #Dogtown books with @choldenko.bsky.social on sale for a very limited time. ❤️🐶
Check out the deal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTVHCM8... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Check out the deal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTVHCM8... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
A Dogtown Book
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October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Teachers and parents, if you shop on Amazon, you can find the hardcover editions of my #Dogtown books with @choldenko.bsky.social on sale for a very limited time. ❤️🐶
Check out the deal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTVHCM8... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Check out the deal here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTVHCM8... @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
In 2024, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social documented 821 attempts to censor materials and services at libraries, schools, and universities. 2,452 unique titles were challenged or banned.
Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024:
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Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024:
buff.ly/6IwQV2V #BannedBooksWeek
October 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In 2024, @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social documented 821 attempts to censor materials and services at libraries, schools, and universities. 2,452 unique titles were challenged or banned.
Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024:
buff.ly/6IwQV2V #BannedBooksWeek
Here are the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024:
buff.ly/6IwQV2V #BannedBooksWeek
I had a wonderful time with @kaaauthor.bsky.social at Kepler's Books last month, celebrating her fabulous #mglit book, POCKET BEAR!
It was also the anniversary of book 2 in our Dogtown series, MOUSE AND HIS DOG, which is now out in paperback.
Thanks to everyone who joined us. I loved meeting you.
It was also the anniversary of book 2 in our Dogtown series, MOUSE AND HIS DOG, which is now out in paperback.
Thanks to everyone who joined us. I loved meeting you.
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I had a wonderful time with @kaaauthor.bsky.social at Kepler's Books last month, celebrating her fabulous #mglit book, POCKET BEAR!
It was also the anniversary of book 2 in our Dogtown series, MOUSE AND HIS DOG, which is now out in paperback.
Thanks to everyone who joined us. I loved meeting you.
It was also the anniversary of book 2 in our Dogtown series, MOUSE AND HIS DOG, which is now out in paperback.
Thanks to everyone who joined us. I loved meeting you.
Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek 2025! This year's theme is: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
Check out @uabookbans.bsky.social for resources and guides to defending books from censorship! Here's to supporting the freedom to read this week and every day. buff.ly/px8tVpv
Check out @uabookbans.bsky.social for resources and guides to defending books from censorship! Here's to supporting the freedom to read this week and every day. buff.ly/px8tVpv
October 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek 2025! This year's theme is: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
Check out @uabookbans.bsky.social for resources and guides to defending books from censorship! Here's to supporting the freedom to read this week and every day. buff.ly/px8tVpv
Check out @uabookbans.bsky.social for resources and guides to defending books from censorship! Here's to supporting the freedom to read this week and every day. buff.ly/px8tVpv
Next weekend, I'll be at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles! I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
Would love to see you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
Would love to see you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
October 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Next weekend, I'll be at @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles! I'll talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN and the Dogtown series I write with @kaaauthor.bsky.social, answer your questions, and sign books.
Would love to see you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
Would love to see you there! buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
This Saturday, October 4, I'm honored to appear in a virtual event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Judy Lopez Memorial Award alongside all of the 2025 winning authors, Ali Terese, Ann Clare LeZotte, and Aida Salazar! 🌟
Register free now to join us: buff.ly/Kh2gz6f
Register free now to join us: buff.ly/Kh2gz6f
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This Saturday, October 4, I'm honored to appear in a virtual event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Judy Lopez Memorial Award alongside all of the 2025 winning authors, Ali Terese, Ann Clare LeZotte, and Aida Salazar! 🌟
Register free now to join us: buff.ly/Kh2gz6f
Register free now to join us: buff.ly/Kh2gz6f
I can't wait to visit @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles to talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN!
I would love to see you there, readers. buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
I would love to see you there, readers. buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
September 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I can't wait to visit @childrensbookworld.bsky.social in Los Angeles to talk about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN!
I would love to see you there, readers. buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit
I would love to see you there, readers. buff.ly/tKkGrzz #mglit