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Jacqueline Jules (born 1956) is an American author and poet. ==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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jacqueline Jules (1956-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Work in Progress )〕 Since 1995, she has lived in Northern Virginia, where she has worked as a school librarian, teacher, and writer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INSIDENOVA.COM )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jacqueline Jules )〕 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'',〔() 〕 ''Benjamin and the Silver Goblet''〔() 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jewish Books for Children with Author Barbara Bietz )〕 and ''Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain''.〔()〕 ''Never Say a Mean Word Again'' was also named a finalist in the 2014 National Jewish Book Award, illustrated children's book category.〔()〕 Jules has also written stories inspired by her experiences as an elementary school librarian.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INSIDENOVA.COM )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jacqueline Jules - Colorín Colorado )〕 ''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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Unabridged: How a Public Law Became a Children's Book )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Quill Book Reviews )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with Jacqueline Jules )〕 Jules’s poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including ''Christian Science Monitor'', ''St. Anthony Messenger'', ''Cicada'', and ''Cricket''.〔''Something About the Author'', Gale, 2007〕 She won the Arlington Arts Moving Words Contest in 1999〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Moving Words Poetry Program )〕 and 2007〔() 〕 the SCBWI Magazine Merit Plaque for Poetry in 2009,〔() 〕 and the Best Original Poetry award from the Catholic Press Association in 2008.〔''Something About the Author'', Gale, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacqueline Jules」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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