Gail Langer Karwoski

Early beginning In 1974, she moved to Athens, Georgia with her husband, Chester John Karwoski, who became a psychology professor at the University of Georgia. In 1974–80 and 1985–96, Karwoski taught in Georgia public schools in Clarke and Oconee Counties. In 1980–85, she was an editor/writer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. In 1996, her first book was published. Awards • 2013: Moonbeam Gold Award • 2013: Sydney Taylor Book Award • 2013: Board Book Roundup selection in the New York Times • 2010: Georgia Center for the Book list of 25 Books all young Georgians should read • 2009: Georgia Picture Book Author of the Year by Georgia Writers Association • 2007: Finalist, New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award • 2007: Colonial Williamsburg & Williamsburg Library Beacon of Freedom Award • 2007: Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People • 2007: Learning Magazine Teachers Choice Award • 2006: Finalist, Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award • 2006: Finalist, Massachusetts Children's Book Award • 2006: Finalist, Nevada Young Readers Award • 2006: Finalist, Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award • 2006: Finalist, Rhode Island Children's Book Award • 2006: Finalist, Southern Book Prize • 2005: Finalist, foreword Magazine, Book of the Year • 2005: Featured title, National Book Festival Pavilion of States • 2004: Maxwell Medal for Best Children's Book by Dog Writers Association of America • 2001: Finalist, South Dakota Prairie Pasque Book Award • 2001: Finalist, Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award • 2001: Work-in-Progress Grant runner-up, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators • 2001: Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year • 2000: Finalist, Georgia Children's Book Award == Works ==

Authored • Skeleton in the Art Closet (Black Rose Writing, 2023) • A Brush with Murder (Black Rose Writing, 2022) • ''The Tale of the Children's Arthur'' • ''The Wedding Heard Round the World; America's First Gay Marriage'' (The University of Minnesota Press, 2016) • When Hurricane Katrina Hit Home (The History Press, 2013) • Testing Ground (2013) • Search and Rescue Dogs (Capstone Press, 2013) • Terriers; Loyal Hunting Companions (Capstone Press, 2013) • Thank You, Trees! (Kar-Ben, 2013) with Marilyn Gootman • ''River Beds; Sleeping in the World's Rivers'' (S?Arbordale Publishing, 2008) • Julie the Rockhound (Arbordale Publishing, 2007) • ''Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fool's Day Disaster'' (Ohio: Darby Creek Publishers, 2006) • Water Beds; Sleeping in the Ocean (Arbordale Publishing, 2005) • Miracle: The True Story of the Wreck of the Sea Venture (Ohio: Darby Creek Publishers, 2004) • Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 (Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 2004) • Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier (Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 2001) • Seaman, the Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark (Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 1999) • ''The Tree that Owns Itself; and Other Adventure Tales from Georgia's Past'' (Peachtree Publishers, 1996) with Loretta Hammer Edited works • An Introduction to Law in Georgia (Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1985). • Teaching Georgia Government (Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1977–81) • City Government in Georgia (Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1980) == References ==