Marc Aronson

American historian and writer

Boris Aronson (father)
Heinrich Jalowetz (grandfather)

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

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

Books for Middle-Grade Readers

Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry, with Scott Reynolds Nelson, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever, with HP Newquist, Feiwel & Friends, 2007^[7]
The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World, with John W. Glenn, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge, National Geographic Children's Books, 2010
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
"The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist a Scientist, A Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window Into Human Origins", with Dr. Lee R. Berger National Geographic Children's Books, 2012

Books for Young Adults

Art Attack: A Brief Cultural History of the Avant-Garde, Clarion Books, 1998
Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado, Clarion Books, 2000
John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise, Clarion Books, 2004
The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence, Clarion Books, 2005
Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005
Race: A History Beyond Black and White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007
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
"Pick-Up-Game: A Full Day of Full Court" (co-editor) Candlewick Press, 2011
Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies, Candlewick Press, 2012

Books for adults

Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading, Scarecrow Press, 2001
Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era, Scarecrow Press, 2003
Sugar Changed the World, with Marina Budhos, Clarion Books, 2010

References

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^ "Aronson, Solomon (1862–1935) : He played Barney in a childhood story called Balaklava. The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica : Blackwell Reference Online". Blackwellreference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^ "Consider the Source: Hello Again". June 26, 2012.
^ "Sibert Medal winners". Ala.org. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
^ Published: September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14). "New York Times wedding announcement for Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Marc Aronson".
^ New York Times review of For Boys Only