Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

Poor Mary Mallon did not realize that she carried a disease that might (and sometimes did) kill the families for whom she cooked. How the early 20^th century medical mystery was solved is presented in a well-researched, spellbinding narrative. In addition, Gail Jarrow’s Fatal Fever: Typhoid Mary (Calkins Creek) focuses on those responsible for tracing Mary.

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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine

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Age Level:

9-12

Boy Who Dared

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9-12

Growing Up in Coal Country

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Age Level:

9-12

Kids on Strike

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Age Level:

9-12

My Name is America: The Journal of Finn Reardon

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Age Level:

9-12

In the early 20th century, an Irish woman named Mary Mallon worked as a cook. The New York home in which she operated was struck with typhoid fever to become the first of many incidents. The story of the cook who became known as Typhoid Mary is presented as a medical mystery which introduces the time and its history in a riveting narrative.