Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2019) Honor
Gail Jarrow
ゲイル・ジャロー
Geiru Jarō
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-11-29 （Dallas, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book author, teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-2022
- Nominations
- 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Nominee (The Amazing Harry Kellar), 2015 Cybils Award Finalist (Fatal Fever), 2023 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist (American Murderer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Dartmouth College | — | — | MA | — | United States |
Duke University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
Dartmouth College
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction | Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield | — | Young Adult Library Services Association | Winner |
| 2019 | Golden Kite Award | Spooked! | — | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | Honor |
| 2019 | Sibert Medal | Spooked! | — | American Library Association | Honor |
| 2020 | Orbis Pictus Award | The Poison Eaters | — | — | Honor |
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
2022
Work:
Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield
Organization:
Young Adult Library Services Association
Result:
Winner
Golden Kite Award
2019
Work:
Spooked!
Organization:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result:
Honor
Sibert Medal
2019
Work:
Spooked!
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Orbis Pictus Award
2020
Work:
The Poison Eaters
Result:
Honor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield
2021 NonfictionExplores the assassination plot against President Garfield.
American historyAssassinationMedicine
Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
2018 NonfictionThe 1938 radio broadcast panic from War of the Worlds.
MediaPanicAmerican history
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
2014 NonfictionThe story of Typhoid Mary.
EpidemicsPublic health
Bibliography
- Lincoln's Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps
- The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician
- Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
- Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat
- Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
- Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
- The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs
- Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease
- Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield
- American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Children's nonfictionEngaging narrativeWell-researched
- Recurring Motifs
- Medical historyEpidemicsHistorical American events
Legacy
Gail Jarrow is an American author of award-winning children's nonfiction books on medical mysteries and compelling historical true stories.