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American author
Judith Saint George (February 26, 1931 – June 10, 2015) was an American author, most famous for writing
So You Want to Be President? Author and illustrator
David Small was awarded the 2001
Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book.
[1]
[2] 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.
[3]
[2]
Bibliography
- 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
Mystery at St. Martin's (1979) was a Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1981).
[4]
The Brooklyn Bridge: They Said it Couldn't Be Built (1982, 1993) was a National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books, Nonfiction (1983).
[5]
Betsy Ross: Patriot of Philadelphia (1997) received the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award for Juvenile Literature (1998).
[6]
So You Want to Be President? (2000) received the following accolades:
[7]
- Caldecott Medal (2001)
- Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2002)
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2002)
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