Jacqueline Jules

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Jacqueline Jules
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Born1956
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh; University of Maryland
Occupation(s)poet; writer

Jacqueline Jules (born 1956) is an American author and poet.

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Life

She was born in Petersburg, Virginia. In 1979, she earned a BA from the University of Pittsburgh, and in 2001, she received a M.L.S. from the University of Maryland.[ citation needed ] Since 1995, she has lived in Northern Virginia, where she has worked as a school librarian, teacher, and writer. [1]

Jules began her career as an author with the publication of The Grey Striped Shirt, a story about the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, published in 1995. [2] She has written over a dozen books of Jewish interest for young readers, including The Hardest Word, Once Upon a Shabbos, and three Sydney Taylor Honor Award winners, Sarah Laughs, [3] Benjamin and the Silver Goblet [4] [5] and Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain. [6] Never Say a Mean Word Again was also named a finalist in the 2014 National Jewish Book Award, illustrated children's book category. [7]

Jules has also written stories inspired by her experiences as an elementary school librarian. [8] [9] No English is the story of two second grade girls who find a creative way to overcome a language barrier. Duck for Turkey Day is about a Vietnamese-American child who is concerned about her family's unconventional Thanksgiving dinner. Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation began as a skit she wrote for her students to perform on Constitution Day. [10]

With Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off, Jules created a chapter book series about a boy who can outrun trains with his super-powered purple sneakers. The idea for this series was sparked by young students who repeatedly asked for a book about a "superhero" on an early elementary age reading level. [11] [12]

Jules's poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including Christian Science Monitor , St. Anthony Messenger, Cicada , Cricket . [13] and BALLOONS Lit. Journal . She won the Arlington Arts Moving Words Contest in 1999 [14] and 2007 [15] the SCBWI Magazine Merit Plaque for Poetry in 2009, [16] and the Best Original Poetry award from the Catholic Press Association in 2008. [17]

Works

References

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  2. "Jacqueline Jules". Answers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. "The 2009 Sydney Talor Book Awards Announced By The Association of Jewish Libraries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  4. "2010 Sydney Talor Book Awards Announced By The Association of Jewish Libraries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  5. "Jewish Books for Children with Author Barbara Bietz". Barbarabookblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. "2015 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced". www.blogspot.com. January 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  7. "2014 National Jewish Book Award Winners and Finalists". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Jewish Book Council. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. "INSIDENOVA.COM" . Retrieved October 13, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. "Jacqueline Jules - Colorín Colorado". Colorín Colorado. September 25, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  10. "Unabridged: How a Public Law Became a Children's Book". Charlesbridge.blogspot.com. June 2, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  11. "Quill Book Reviews". Featheredquill.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. "Interview with Jacqueline Jules". Squealermusic.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  13. Something About the Author, Gale, 2007
  14. "Moving Words Poetry Program". Commuterpage.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  15. "Moving Words Adult Poetry Competition Spring, 2007". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  16. "Magazine Merit Award Recipients List". Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  17. Something About the Author, Gale, 2007