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Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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Published
2015
Genre
Biography
Pages
240
Words
27676

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level
7.2
AR interest level
MG — middle grades, 4–8
Lexile
980L
Suggested reading age
ages 8–17

In a biography that reads like a crime novel, this book uncovers the true story of Mary Mallon, one of the most notorious and misunderstood women in American history.

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ISBN

ISBN-13
9780544313675
ISBN-10
0544313674

Tags

ALSC NotablesBiographyFamily Life-IllnessFood-Cooking/BakingHistory-American/U.S. HistoryNonfictionPeople-WomenSocial Issues-Justice/Legal Issues