![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book includes a new chapter about the COVID-19 pandemic, a glossary, timeline, list of well-known typhoid sufferers and victims, further resource section, author’s note, and source notes. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow Intermediate, Middle School Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills 176 pp. Young readers will be on the edges of their seats wondering what happened to Mary and the innocent typhoid victims. Read how Mary unwittingly spread deadly bacteria, the ways an epidemiologist discovered her trail of infection, and how the health department ultimately decided her fate. This engrossing story reveals the facts behind Mary Mallon, a hardworking Irish cook hired by several of New York’s well-to-do families, who ultimately came to be known as “Typhoid Mary”. FATAL FEVER TRACKING DOWN TYPHOID MARY by Gail Jarrow RELEASE DATE: MaThis engrossing story about Typhoid Mary relates the grim history of typhoid fever, which killed tens of thousands of Americans in the early 1900s. Learn about the 1907 outbreak of typhoid fever and “Typhoid Mary” in this book perfect to share with young readers interested in a historical perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic that is gripping the world today - including a NEW chapter! YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Nominee ° A BCCB Blue Ribbon ° A CCBC Choices ° A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year ° VOYA Nonfiction Honor List ° An ILA Best Science Book ![]()
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