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Marc Henry Aronson | |
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| Born | October 19, 1950 |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | New York University (Ph.D.) |
| Notable awards | Sibert Medal (2001) |
| Spouse | Marina Budhos (1997–present)) |
| Children | 2 |
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Marc Henry Aronson (born October 19, 1950) is an American writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian. He has written history and biography nonfiction books for children and young adults, as well as nonfiction books for adults about teenage readers.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Marc Henry Aronson was born October 19, 1950, the son of the scenic designers Boris Aronson and Lisa Jalowetz Aronson.[1] He is the grandson of rabbi Solomon Aronson,[2] and of the musical conductor Heinrich Jalowetz.
As of June 2012 Aronson wrote a column for School Library Journal called "Consider the Source".[3] As of September 2014 he writes an SLJ blog called "Nonfiction Matters".
In 2001, Aronson won the first Sibert Medal for nonfiction for Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado.[4]
Aronson has a Ph.D. in American History from New York University. In 1997, he married author Marina Budhos.[5] They have two sons and live in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Aronson is on the School of Library and Information Science faculty at Rutgers University-New Brunswick[6]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Books for Middle-Grade Readers
[edit | edit source]- (with Scott Reynolds Nelson) Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
- (with HP Newquist) For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever, Feiwel & Friends, 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[7]
- (with John W. Glenn) The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World National Geographic Children's Books, 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge, National Geographic Children's Books, 2010 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- (with Dr. Lee R. Berger) The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, A Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window Into Human Origins National Geographic Children's Books, 2012 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Books for Young Adults
[edit | edit source]- Art Attack: A Brief Cultural History of the Avant-Garde, Clarion Books, 1998 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado, Clarion Books, 2000 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise, Clarion Books, 2004 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence, Clarion Books, 2005 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Race: A History Beyond Black and White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Robert F. Kennedy: Crusader, Viking Juvenile, 2007
- Bill Gates: Tycoon, Viking Juvenile, 2008
- Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Pick-Up-Game: A Full Day of Full Court (co-editor) Candlewick Press, 2011 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies, Candlewick Press, 2012 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Books for adults
[edit | edit source]- Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading, Scarecrow Press, 2001 (Studies in Young Adult Literature) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era, Scarecrow Press, 2003 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science, with Marina Budhos, Clarion Books, 2010 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
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- ^ New York Times review of For Boys Only
External links
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- Nonfiction Matters Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Aronson's School Library Journal blog
- Marc Aronson at Library of Congress, with 27 library catalog records
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Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- American children's writers
- American male bloggers
- American bloggers
- American male non-fiction writers
- American people of Austrian-Jewish descent
- American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
- Jewish American historians
- New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science alumni
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- Sibert Medal winners
- Writers who illustrated their own writing
- Rutgers University faculty