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Judith St. George

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Judith Saint George (February 26, 1931 – June 10, 2015) was an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President?.[1] She has written more than 40 books, most being historical fiction. Ms. St. George was born in Westfield, NJ and is a graduate of Smith College. She was a resident of Connecticut at the time of her death on June 10, 2015.[2][1]

Bibliography

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  • Turncoat Winter, Rebel Spring (1970) ISBN 9780801955532
  • The Girl with Spunk (1975) ISBN 9780399204739
  • Mystery Isle (1976, 2007) ISBN 9780142408414
  • By George, Bloomers! (1976, 1989) ISBN 9781558701359
  • The Secret In The Old House (1976) ISBN 9780590327855
  • The Shadow of the Shaman (1977) ISBN 9780399205927
  • The Shad Are Running (1977) ISBN 9780399205569, illustrated by Richard Cuffari
  • The Halloween Pumpkin Smasher (1978) ISBN 9780399206177, illustrated by Margot Tomes
  • The Halo Wind (1978) ISBN 9780399206511
  • Mystery at St. Martin's (1979) ISBN 9780399207020
  • The Amazing Voyage of the New Orleans (1980) ISBN 9780399206979
  • Call Me Margo (1981) ISBN 9780399207907
  • The Mysterious Girl in the Garden (1981) ISBN 9780399208225, illustrated by Margot Tomes
  • The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said it Couldn't Be Built (1982, 1993) ISBN 9780153046131
  • In the Shadow of the Bear (1983) ISBN 9780399210150
  • Do You See What I See (1983) ISBN 9780451125767
  • Mt. Rushmore Story (1985) ISBN 9780399211171
  • What's Happening to My Junior Year? (1987) ISBN 9780380703760
  • Who's Scared Not Me (1987) ISBN 9780399214813
  • Panama Canal (1989) ISBN 9780399216374
  • The White House (1990) ISBN 9780399221866
  • Mason and Dixon's Line of Fire (1991) ISBN 9780399222405
  • Dear Dr. Bell...Your Friend, Helen Keller (1993) ISBN 9780688128142
  • Crazy Horse (1994) ISBN 9780399226670
  • To See with the Heart (1996) ISBN 9780399229305
  • Sacagawea (1997) ISBN 9780399231612
  • Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia (1997) ISBN 9780805054392, illustrated by Sasha Meret
  • So You Want to Be President? (2000) ISBN 9780399243172, illustrated by David Small
  • So You Want to Be an Inventor? (2002) ISBN 9780399235931, illustrated by David Small
  • You're on Your Way, Teddy Roosevelt (2004) ISBN 9780399238888, illustrated by Matt Faulkner
  • The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence (2005) ISBN 9780399237386, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
  • Haunted (2005) ISBN 9780142404355
  • In the Line of Fire: Presidents' Lives at Stake (2005) ISBN 9780823414284
  • John and Abigail Adams: An American Love Story (2005) ISBN 9780823415717
  • Take the Lead, George Washington (2005) ISBN 9780399238871, illustrated by Daniel Powers
  • So You Want to Be an Explorer? (2005) ISBN 9780399238680, illustrated by David Small
  • The Ghost, the White House and Me (2007) ISBN 9780823420452
  • Make Your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt (2007) ISBN 9780399241758, illustrated by Britt Spencer
  • Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln (2008) ISBN 9780399241741, illustrated by Matt Faulkner
  • Zarafa: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King (2009) ISBN 9780399250491, illustrated by Britt Spencer
  • The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr (2009) ISBN 9780670011247
  • What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? (2014) ISBN 9780448479019, illustrated by Tim Foley

Critical response

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Mystery at St. Martin's (1979) was a Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1981).[3]

The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said it Couldn't Be Built (1982, 1993) was a National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, Nonfiction (1983).[4]

Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia (1997) received the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award for Juvenile Literature (1998).[5]

So You Want to Be President? (2000) received the following accolades:[6]

  • Caldecott Medal (2001)
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2002)
  • Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2002)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary: Judith St. George". Publishers Weekly.
  2. ^ "Judith St. George | Meet Judith". Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  3. ^ "Mystery at St. Martin's". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ^ "The Brooklyn Bridge". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  5. ^ "Betsy Ross". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  6. ^ "So You Want to Be President?". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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