Jacqueline Jules | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh; University of Maryland |
| Occupation | poet; writer |
Jacqueline Jules (born 1956) is an American author and poet.
Jacqueline Jules | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh; University of Maryland |
| Occupation | poet; writer |
Jacqueline Jules (born 1956) is an American author and poet.
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. [1] Since 1995, she has lived in Northern Virginia, where she has worked as a school librarian, teacher, and writer. [2]
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. [3] 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, [4] Benjamin and the Silver Goblet [5] [6] and Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain. [7] Never Say a Mean Word Again was also named a finalist in the 2014 National Jewish Book Award, illustrated children's book category. [8]
Jules has also written stories inspired by her experiences as an elementary school librarian. [9] [10] 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. [11]
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. [12] [13]
Jules’s poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including Christian Science Monitor , St. Anthony Messenger, Cicada , Cricket . [14] and BALLOONS Lit. Journal . She won the Arlington Arts Moving Words Contest in 1999 [15] and 2007 [16] the SCBWI Magazine Merit Plaque for Poetry in 2009, [17] and the Best Original Poetry award from the Catholic Press Association in 2008. [18]
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