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When she was a kid, Gennifer Choldenko's nickname was "snot-nose". She was born in Santa Monica, California in 1957 and is the youngest child in a large loud family. She spent most of her childhood on the back of a horse, exploring the craggy hills of Southern California.

Gennifer is married to Jacob and has two children, Ian and Kai, she lives in Tiburon, California with her family and dog Lucy. Whilst writing Notes from a Liar and her Dog she volunteered at Oakland Zoo, doing various tasks from washing the snakes' windows to giving water to the tiger.

The books she has written include

• Al Capone Does my Shirts
• Notes from a Liar and her Dog