Gail Jarrow

Gail Jarrow (gailjarrow.com, @GailJarrow) is the author of nonfiction books and novels for young readers. Her books have earned the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction; Sibert Honor Book Award; Orbis Pictus Honor; the Jefferson Cup; Grateful American Book Prize Honor; Golden Kite Honor for NF for Older Readers; Best Books awards from the National Science Teachers Association, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Bank Street College of Education, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, New York Public Library, and Chicago Public Library. Jarrow has received additional awards and recognition from the American Booksellers Association, American Library Association, Public Library Association, the Society of School Librarians International, and Junior Library Guild. A graduate of Duke University and Dartmouth College, Gail Jarrow lives in Ithaca, New York.