Book Awards & Distinctions
for Gail Jarrow
48 Total Book Awards
Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America (8)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2019
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Honor, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2018
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2023
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2023
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2023
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2023
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2022
Teacher Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Selection, 2023
YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2010-2025
Finalist, 2023
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America (7)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
History Selection, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Geography, People, Places Selection, 2017
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2017
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2016
The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2019
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Honor, 2020
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2020
Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease (5)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2026
Commended, 2021
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2021
Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat (4)
Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2017
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2014
Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes (4)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2025
Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2025
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Instructional Nonfiction Selection, 2024
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2024
Ambushed!: The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (2)
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2015
Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician (1)
White House Secrets: Medical Lies and Cover-Ups (1)
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2025
Selection, 2025



