Calkins Creek: Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary (Grades 6–12)

Gail Jarrow’s nonfiction account follows Mary Mallon and the investigation into the spread of typhoid fever. It supports study of epidemiology, infectious disease, and the relationship between individual rights and public health.

• Subject: Life Science; U.S. History; Public Health
• Grade Level: Recommended for grades 6–12
• Format: Paperback nonfiction book, 192 pages
• Publisher: Calkins Creek
• Author: Gail Jarrow
• ISBN: 9781635925159
• Publication year: 2021
• Includes a COVID-19 chapter, glossary, timeline, and source notes