Gail Jarrow

Jarrow was born November 29, 1952, in Dallas, Texas.[1] She married Robert Jarrow in May 1974 and has three children: Kyle, Tate, and Heather.[1]

Jarrow received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1974 and a Master of Arts from Dartmouth College in 1980.[1]

Eight of Jarrow's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Lincoln’s Flying Spies (2011),[2] Fatal Fever (2015),[3] Bubonic Panic (2016),[4] Spooked! (2019),[5] The Poison Eaters (2019),[6] Blood and Germs (2021),[7] Ambushed! (2022), and American Murderer (2022).[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

In 2014, School Library Journal included Red Madness on their list of the year's best children's books.[11] The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2014" list.[12] 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.[13]

In 2015, Booklist and The Bulletin[14] named Fatal Fever one of the best young adult books of the year.[3] 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".[15]

In 2016, Kirkus Reviews[16] and the New York Public Library named Bubonic Panic one of the best children's/young adult books of the year.[4] The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2016" list.[17] 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.[18]

In 2018, The Bulletin[19] included Spooked! on their list of the best children's books of the year,[5] and the Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2018" list.[20] The following year, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) named it a Notable Children's Book,[5][21] and Booklist included it on their 2019 Editor's Choice: Books for Youth list.[22] That year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best history books for children ages 12–14.[23] In 2020, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) included Spooked! on their Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.[24]

In 2019, The Bulletin[25] and Kirkus Reviews[26] included The Poison Eaters on their lists of the best books of the year.[6] The Chicago Public Library included it on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2019" list.[27] The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book,[28] and Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best STEM books for children ages 9–12.[29]

In 2020, the Chicago Public Library included Blood and Germs on their annual "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list.[30]

In 2022, School Library Journal named Ambushed! one of the best children's books of the year.[31]

The same year, the Chicago Public Library included American Murderer on their "Best Informational Books for Older Readers" list.[32] The following year, ALSC named it a Notable Children's Book.[33]

• 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)

• In Conversation: Gail Jarrow and Carolyn Yoder (Publishers Weekly)