Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Duke University, 1974. Master of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1980.
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Gail Jarrow
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Gail Jarrow, American author, literature educator. Named Kirkus Best Young Adult Books of Year, Best Children's Books of Year, Bank St. College Education, New York Public Library. Books for Teen Age; recipient Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, National Science Teacher Association, Outstanding Secondary Science Book, Society School Libraries International, Top Title New Adult Readers, Public Library. Association.
Career
Teacher, 4th-8th grades Public and Private Schools, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1974—1976, 1978—1979, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976—1978. Freelance writer, since 1982. Writing instructor Institute Children's Literature, Redding Ridge, Connecticut, since 1991.
Board directors Family Reading Partnership, Ithaca, New York.
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Membership
Member of Society Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
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Married Robert Jarrow, May 14, 1974. Children: Kyle, Tate, Heather.
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American
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Named Kirkus Best Young Adult Books of Year, Best Children's Books of Year, Bank St. College Education, New York Public Library. Books for Teen Age; recipient Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, National Science Teacher Association, Outstanding Secondary Science Book, Society School Libraries International, Top Title New Adult Readers, Public Library. Association.Named Kirkus Best Young Adult Books of Year, Best Children's Books of Year, Bank St. College Education, New York Public Library. Books for Teen Age; recipient Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, National Science Teacher Association, Outstanding Secondary Science Book, Society School Libraries International, Top Title New Adult Readers, Public Library. Association.