Gail Jarrow

Jarrow was born November 29, 1952, in Dallas, Texas. She married Robert Jarrow in May 1974 and has three children: Kyle, Tate, and Heather.

Jarrow received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1974 and a Master of Arts from Dartmouth College in 1980.

Eight of Jarrow's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Lincoln’s Flying Spies (2011),{{Cite web |title=Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781590787199J&name=Lincolns_Flying_Spies |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} Fatal Fever (2015),{{Cite web |title=Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781620915974J&name=Fatal_Fever |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} Bubonic Panic (2016),{{Cite web |title=Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781620917381J&name=Bubonic_Panic |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} Spooked! (2019),{{Cite web |title=Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781629797762J&name=Spooked |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} The Poison Eaters (2019),{{Cite web |title=The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781629794389J&name=Poison_Eaters(W19) |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} Blood and Germs (2021),{{Cite web |title=Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781684371761J&name=Blood_and_Germs |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}} Ambushed! (2022), and American Murderer (2022).{{Cite web |title=American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow |url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781684378159J&name=American_Murderer |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Junior Library Guild}}

In 2012, Bank Street College of Education included Lincoln’s Flying Spies on their list of the year's best history books for children ages 12–14.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2012 Edition |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet_web/media/filer_public/filer_public/2014/06/10/2012twelvetofourteen.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2013, Bank Street College of Education included The Amazing Harry Kellar on their list of the year's best biographies for children ages 9–12.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Nine to Twelve, 2013 Edition |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet_web/media/filer_public/filer_public/2013/06/19/2013nine-to-twelve.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2014, School Library Journal included Red Madness on their list of the year's best children's books.{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-11-14 |title=Best Books 2014: Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat{{!}} Nonfiction |url=https://www.slj.com/story/best-books-2014-red-madness-how-a-medical-mystery-changed-what-we-eat-nonfiction |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=School Library Journal}} The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2014" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2014 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/358566798 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}} The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best science books for children ages 12–14.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2015 Edition |url=https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2015/03/17/2015twelve-to-fourteen_a5acd4da-a183-41f6-8d32-5149122c8e6b.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2015, Booklist and The Bulletin{{Cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Deborah |title=2015 Blue Ribbons |url=https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2015-blue-ribbons/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |language=en-US}} named Fatal Fever one of the best young adult books of the year. The Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best STEM books for children ages 12–14, marking it an "Outstanding Title".{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2016 Edition |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2016-CBC-twelve-to-fourteen.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2016, Kirkus Reviews{{Cite web |title=Best of 2016 |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2016/young-adult/books/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} and the New York Public Library named Bubonic Panic one of the best children's/young adult books of the year. The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2016" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2016 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/760809377 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}} The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best STEM books for children ages 12–14.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2017 Edition |url=https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2017/04/05/2017_12_to_14_list_for_the_web_1508.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2018, The Bulletin{{Cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Deborah |title=2018 Blue Ribbons |url=https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2018-blue-ribbons/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |language=en-US}} included Spooked! on their list of the best children's books of the year, and the Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2018" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2018 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1306583707 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}} The following year, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) named it a Notable Children's Book,{{Cite web |last=Schulte-Cooper |first=Laura |date=2020-02-25 |title=ALSC names 2020 Notable Children's Books |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/02/alsc-names-2020-notable-childrens-books |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=American Library Association |language=en}} and Booklist included it on their 2019 Editor's Choice: Books for Youth list.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-01 |title=Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9713597 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Booklist}} That year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best history books for children ages 12–14.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2019 Edition |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019-12-to-14-list-for-the-web.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}} In 2020, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) included Spooked! on their Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-01-07 |title=2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers |url=https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) |language=en}}

In 2019, The Bulletin{{Cite web |last=Stevenson |first=Deborah |title=2019 Blue Ribbons |url=https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/blueribbons/2019-blue-ribbons/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |language=en-US}} and Kirkus Reviews{{Cite web |title=Best of 2019 |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2019/middle-grade/books/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} included The Poison Eaters on their lists of the best books of the year. The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2019" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2019 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1526320469 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}} The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book,{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-01-23 |title=2020 Notable Children's Books |url=https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb/ncbpastlists/ncb_2020 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |language=en}} and Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best STEM books for children ages 9–12.{{Cite web |title=Best Children's Books of the Year, NINE TO TWELVE, 2020 Edition |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2020-9-to-12-list-for-the-web.pdf |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Bank Street College of Education}}

In 2020, the Chicago Public Library included Blood and Germs on their annual "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2020 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/1772725699 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}}

In 2022, School Library Journal named Ambushed! one of the best children's books of the year.{{Cite web |last1=Abdul |first1=Alicia |last2=Bilton |first2=Karen |last3=Buffi |first3=Lisa |last4=Diaz |first4=Shelley M. |last5=Fakih |first5=Kimberly |last6=Ha |first6=Vi |last7=Hassett |first7=Bob |last8=Kingrey-Edwards |first8=Kelly |last9=Mastrull |first9=Amanda; Pagan, Paige; Ashleigh Williams |date=2022-11-21 |title=Best Nonfiction 2022 |url=https://www.slj.com/story/best-nonfiction-2022-slj-best-books |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=School Library Journal}}

The same year, the Chicago Public Library included American Murderer on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list.{{Cite web |title=Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2022 |url=https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033/2205123673 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Chicago Public Library |language=en-US}} The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book.{{Cite web |last= |date=1999-11-30 |title=Notable Children's Books - 2023 |url=https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) |language=en}}

• Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps (2010)
• The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician (2012)
• Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary (2014)
• Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat (2014)
• Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America (2016)
• Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America (2018)
• The Poison Eaters (2019)
• Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (2020)
• Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (2021)
• American Murderer (2022)

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• [https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/89159-in-conversation-gail-jarrow-and-carolyn-yoder.html In Conversation: Gail Jarrow and Carolyn Yoder] (Publishers Weekly)

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