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Did you know President Woodrow Wilson suffered a paralyzing stroke that his wife and doctors concealed for months? Did you know President John F. Kennedy suffered from Addison’s disease and was heavily medicated for years? Did you know President Grover Cleveland had life-threatening cancer surgery in 1893 (on a boat!)? Find out about these and other shocking yet true stories of 9 presidential medical cover-ups in WHITE HOUSE SECRETS.
COMING JANUARY 26, 2027 . . .
Eleven other presidents suffered an illness or trauma so serious that Americans feared the leaders would die before their term ended. Some of them did.
Raging fevers. Festering sores. Bullet wounds. Emergency surgeries.
Discover these riveting, little-known stories in THE PRESIDENT IS AILING.
Gail Jarrow’s books for young readers have been recognized as Winner of the Excellence in Nonfiction Award from YALSA-ALA; the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Award; the Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award; the Jefferson Cup; the Charlotte Award; the Orbis Pictus Honor; the Grateful American Book Prize Honor; the Golden Kite Honor & Finalist; Eureka! Gold Award; ALA/ALSC Notable Book; Notable Social Studies Trade Book; Outstanding Science Trade Book and Best STEM Book from the National Science Teaching Association/Children’s Book Council; Best Books awards from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, Bank Street College of Education, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and NPR. She has received additional awards and recognition from the American Booksellers Association, American Library Association, Texas Library Association, Public Library Association, International Literacy Association, the Society of School Librarians International, and Junior Library Guild.
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