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Gail Langer Karwoski

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Gail Langer Karwoski writes historical novels and nonfiction for kids in grades 3-9, as well as “green” picture books. Curiosity inspires her choice of topics and research helps her books grow. Her titles have won lots of awards and are enjoyed in classrooms and libraries around the country.

Recently, she has added books for grownups to her bibliography. She wrote a memoir for two remarkable gay friends, who succeeded, against the odds, in getting married in 1971, decades before gay marriage was legal in the U.S. It’s called The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World; America’s First Gay Marriage.

She is now at work on a cozy mystery series that features a group of funny and energetic older women who paint watercolors. Book One of the Watercolor Mys ...more

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	SeaMan: The Dog Who Explored The West With Lewis & Clark 4.05 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brush with Murder (The Watercolor Mysteries #1) 4.02 avg rating — 324 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quake!: Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 3.64 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier by Gail Langer Karwoski (Goodreads Author), Paul Casale (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skeleton in the Art Closet: A Watercolor Mystery (The Watercolor Mysteries Book 2) 4.29 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thank You, Trees! by Gail Langer Karwoski (Goodreads Author), Marilyn E. Gootman, Kristen Balouch (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miracle: The True Story of the Wreck of the Sea Venture by Gail Langer Karwoski (Goodreads Author), John MacDonald (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julie the Rockhound by Gail Langer Karwoski (Goodreads Author), Lisa Downey (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fools' Day Disaster 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Meet Jane Roland, the “Shirley Holmes” of the Watercolor Mysteries

Skeleton in the Art Closet: A Watercolor Mystery
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A Brush with Murder (The Watercolor Mysteries #1) by Gail Langer Karwoski

Skeleton in the Art Closet A Watercolor Mystery (The Watercolor Mysteries Book 2) by Gail Langer Karwoski

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I asked my friend, Janet Rodekohr, to write a few sentences about how she feels about having the main character in my mystery series based on her, and here’s what she wrote:
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