Awards and HonorsNSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, 2016 The Washington Posts Best Children’s Books of 2015, Nonfiction Booklist Best Young Adult Books of 2015
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Nonfiction, Older Readers
New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2015
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Middle Readers
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult Nonfiction Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Biographies
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, Honor Book
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Typhoid Mary, Mary Mallon became famous as an asymptomatic typhoid carrier. But who was Typhoid Mary, really? And did she deserve all the scorn heaped upon her? Afterword. Photo album. Time line. Notes on sources. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and reproductions of historical materials.
Title alpha Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
Level Advanced Readers
Pages Count 240
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary (1869-1938). Typhoid fever. Quarantine. Cooks. New York State. New York State history.
Lexile 980L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-08-03
JLG Release Date Oct 2015
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
Advanced Readers
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
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