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Terrible typhoid Mary : a true story of the deadliest cook in America / Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

Summary:

"What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary? This thorough exploration includes an author's note, timeline, annotated source notes, and bibliography" -- provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544313675
  • ISBN: 0544313674
  • Physical Description: 229 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-216) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
In which Mrs. Warren has a servant problem -- In which the Warrens get more than their just "desserts" -- In which the usual suspects are questioned -- In which an epidemic fighter hunts for a clue -- In which the cook rules the kitchen -- In which Mary walks more like a man than a woman -- In which extraordinary and arbitrary powers are at work -- In which Mary fights like a caged lion -- In which Mary's bad behavior leads to her doom -- In which there's some name calling -- In which Mary is banished like a leper -- In which Mary Mallon has her day in court -- In which Mary learns to keep her germs to herself -- In which it takes a squad of sanitary police -- In which a weaker spirit might have been broken -- Afterword, in which we consider the research and writing of Mary's life.
Target Audience Note:
Middle School.
980L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader (AR) MG 7.2 5.0
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.2 5 175217.
Subject:
Typhoid Mary, 1869-1938 > Juvenile literature.
Typhoid fever > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature.
Quarantine > New York (State) > New York > History > Juvenile literature.
Cooks > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library J614.511 BAR (Text) 36015000581419 Juvenile Nonfiction On holds shelf -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library JB MALLON (Text) 39493107697510 Juvenile Biography Available -
Anderson Creek School Media Center YA F Bar (Text) 30442037 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Charles H. Stone Memorial Library JB TYPHOID MARY (Text) 30665100356124 Juvenile Biography Available -
Cliffdale Library JB TYPHOID MARY (Text) 31781061659296 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters JB TYPHOID MARY (Text) 31781061659262 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Elkin Public Library JB TYPHOID MARY (Text) 30499100500709 Juvenile Biography Available -
Gunn Memorial Public Library YA B TYPHOID MARY (Text) 34621704384000 Young Adult Biography Available -
Harnett County Main Library J B TYPHOID MARY Bar (Text) 33630004934530 Juvenile Biography Available -
Henderson Main Branch TYPHOID MARY (Text) 33258007867729 Young Adult Biography Available -

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