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Gail Langer Karwoski
Birth Date:1949
Birth Name:Gail Marilyn Langer
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Education:University of Minnesota (1972)[1]
University of Massachusetts (1970)[2]
Brookline High School (1966)[3]
Occupation:Author, teacher

Gail Langer Karwoski (born 1949) is an American author whose writings includes adult fiction, historical fiction and non-fiction.

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Farley Langer, a Polish immigrant, and her mother, Esther Weiner. The family lived above their store called Farley's Hardware in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, until Karwoski was in primary school. Afterwards, they moved to Brookline, Massachusetts, and Gail graduated from Brookline High School in 1966. She received a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts in 1970.[4]

In 1972, Karwoski received an M.A. in English Literature and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She worked as a reporter for a small, weekly newspaper in Minneapolis and then became the communications director of the student-owned corporation, the Minnesota Student Association, under student body president, Jack Baker.

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Early beginning

In 1974, she moved to Athens, Georgia with her husband, Chester John Karwoski,[5] who became a psychology professor at the University of Georgia.[6] In 1974–80 and 1985–96, Karwoski taught in Georgia public schools in Clarke and Oconee Counties. In 1980–85, she was an editor/writer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. In 1996, her first book was published.

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Notes and References

  1. Diploma: "Master of Arts", The Regents of The University of Minnesota (December 13, 1972)
  2. Diploma: "Bachelor of Arts", The Board of Trustees (February 23, 1970)
  3. Diploma: "High School", School Committee (June 22, 1966)
  4. Web site: Karwoski, Gail 1949– . Contemporary Authors. Encyclopedia.com. February 10, 2024. 20 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Chester J. Karwoski: “Chet”. Class of 1966, Pulaski High School, New Britain, Connecticut . 2024-02-21 .
  6. "Chester J. Karwoski's research while affiliated with Athens State University and other places"
    • Source: Chester J. Karwoski et al., ResearchGate (1976–2011)
  7. Book: The Tale of the Children's Arthur. How to Be an Author by Chip R. Bell. Georgia. Georgia Writer's Museum. 2018.
  8. Web site: 2013-02-12 . Thank You, Trees! . 2024-02-20 . Kirkus Reviews.
  9. Web site: August 2008 . River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers . subscription . 2024-02-20 . Booklist.
  10. Web site: 2006-12-15 . Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fools' Day Disaster . 2024-02-20 . Booklist.
  11. Lefever . Mary . 2006-08-01 . Review: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, by Gail Langer Karwoski . The American Biology Teacher . en . 68 . 6 . 379–379 . 10.2307/4452021 . 0002-7685.
  12. Laminack . Lester L. . Bell . Barbara H.  . May 2005 . QUAKE! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 . Language Arts . 82 . 5 . 403.
  13. Web site: August 1999 . Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark . 2024-02-20 . Booklist.

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