Jacqueline Kelly (born New Zealand) is an American children's writer.
She grew up on Vancouver Island, and moved to El Paso, Texas.She graduated from University of Texas, El Paso, from University of Texas Medical Branch with an MD, and from University of Texas at Austin with a JD.
Her work appeared in the Mississippi Review.She is married to Rob Duncan; they live in Austin and Fentress, Texas.
Peppered with quotes from Darwin and timed perfectly for his bicentennial, this warm, fully realized portrait of a family has the hallmark of a classic.