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A mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever is sweeping New York. Could the city's future rest with its most unlikely scientist If Prudence Galewski is ever going to get out of Mrs. Browning's esteemed School for Girls, she must demonstrate her refinement and charm by securing a job appropriate for a young lady. But Prudence isn't like the other girls. She is fascinated by how the human body works and why it fails. With a stroke of luck, she lands a position in a laboratory, where she is swept into an investigation of the fever bound to change medical history. Prudence quickly learns that an inquiry of this proportion is not confined to the lab. From ritzy mansions to shady bars and rundown tenements, she explores every potential cause of the disease. But there's no answer in sightuntil the volatile Mary Mallon emerges. Dubbed "Typhoid Mary" by the press, Mary is an Irish immigrant who has worked as a cook in every home the fever has ravaged. Strangely, though, she hasn't been sick a day in her life. Is the accusation against her an act of discrimination Or is she the first clue in a new scientific discovery Prudence is determined to find out. In a time when science is for men, she'll have to prove to the city, and to herself, that she can help solve one of the greatest medical mysteries of the twentieth century.
About the Author
I like to sky-dive (though I've never been) , eat chocolate ants (though I never have) , and run marathons (I can hardly walk a mile) . Ok, mostly, I like to make stuff up. That's called writing novels (that part is true!)
The more regular facts: I'm the author of INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD, a novel about a girl graffiti artist, with drawings by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak (Viking 2015) . INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children's Book Council for 2016, and was a Junior Library Guild Selection. My second book, DEADLY (Simon & Schuster 2011) , a medical mystery about the hunt for Typhoid Mary, won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award, was Top 10 on the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer Project list, was named Outstanding Science Trade Book by the National Science Teachers Association for 2012, and was a Bank Street Best Book. My first book, REDEMPTION (Simon & Schuster 2004) , an epic tale of love, kidnapping, and white Indians, won the 2005 American Book Award.
You can find me at juliechibbaro.com. Come say hi!
