Showing 1–8 of 8 books

• Genre: Nonfiction
• List: Margaret A. Edwards Award

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  An American Plague: The True Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

  By Jim Murphy

  It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Murphy's well-researched books bring history alive through multiple narratives involving young people.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2010
  • ISBN: 9780395776087
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  Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America

  By Jim Murphy

  Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888. Murphy's well-researched books bring history alive through multiple narratives involving young people.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2010
  • ISBN: 9780590673105
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  Bomb: The Race to Build- and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

  By Steve Sheinkin

  In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2020, Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2013
  • ISBN: 9781596434875
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  The Great Fire

  By Jim Murphy

  By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster,Murphy recreates the events and reveals how, even in a time of deepest despair, the human spirit triumphed. Murphy's well-researched books bring history alive through multiple narratives involving young people.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2010
  • ISBN: 9780439203074
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  How They Met, and Other Stories

  By David Levithan

  A collection of eighteen stories describing the surprises, sacrifices, doubts, pain, and joy of falling in love.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2016
  • ISBN: 9780375848865
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  The Long Road to Gettysburg; A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy

  By Jim Murphy

  Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Murphy's well-researched books bring history alive through multiple narratives involving young people.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2010
  • ISBN: 9780618051571
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  The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Adventure, Heroism, & Treachery

  By Steve Sheinkin

  Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781250024602
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  The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

  By Steve Sheinkin

  The Port Chicago 50 is a fascinating story of the prejudice and injustice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights.

  • Nonfiction
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award 2020
  • ISBN: 9781250073495