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 Boris Aronson (October 15, 1898 – November 16, 1980) was an American scenic designer for Broadway and Yiddish theatre. He won the Tony Award for Scenic Design six times in his career. Biography The son of a Rabbi, Aronson was born in Kie ...

and Lisa Jalowetz Aronson. He is the grandson of rabbi Solomon Aronson, and of the musical conductor Heinrich Jalowetz. As of June 2012 Aronson wrote a column for ''

School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...

'' called "Consider the Source". As of September 2014 he writes an ''SLJ'' blog called "Nonfiction Matters". In 2001, Aronson won the first

Sibert Medal The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal established by the Association for Library Service to Children in 2001 with support from Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc., is awarded annually to the writer and illustrator of the most distinguished in ...

for nonfiction for ''Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado''. Aronson has a Ph.D. in American History from

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. In 1997, he married author Marina Budhos. They have two sons and live in

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. Aronson is on the School of Library and Information Science faculty at

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Bibliography

Books for Middle-Grade Readers

* ''Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry'', with Scott Reynolds Nelson,

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Children's Books, 2007 * '' For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever'', with

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Feiwel & Friends Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd in the United Kingdom and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC in the United States) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be on ...

, 2007''New York Times'' review of ''For Boys Only''
/ref> * ''The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World'', with John W. Glenn,

Children's Books, 2007 * ''If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge'',

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

Children's Books, 2012

Books for Young Adults

* ''Art Attack: A Brief Cultural History of the Avant-Garde'',

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, 1998 * ''Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado'',

, 2000 * ''John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise'',

, 2004 * ''The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence'',

, 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 Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. History Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...

, 2011 * ''Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies'',

, 2012

Books for adults

* ''Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading'',

Scarecrow Press Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns ...

, 2001 * ''Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era'',

, 2003 * ''Sugar Changed the World'', with Marina Budhos,

, 2010

References

External links

*
Nonfiction Matters
Aronson's ''School Library Journal'' blog * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aronson, Marc 1950 births Living people American children's writers American male bloggers American bloggers American male non-fiction writers Jewish American 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 Place of birth missing (living people) Sibert Medal winners Writers who illustrated their own writing Rutgers University faculty