Mavis Jukes
Dorothy Mavis Jukes[1] (pseudonym Iris Hudson; born May 3, 1947)[2] is an American author of novels for children.[3] She has also published nonfiction books for children and pre-teens about puberty. Her books are usually health-based. She has also written the text for picture books under the name Iris Hudson.
Biography[edit]
Mavis Jukes was born on May 3, 1947, in Nyack, New York. She is the daughter of Thomas Hughes Jukes, a famous molecular biologist and nutritionist,[1] who pioneered the use of methotrexate as a new cancer therapy and was one of the first to formulate the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
She did her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[4] Before becoming an author, Jukes was a licensed California attorney and a teacher. Jukes became inactive as an attorney in 1984.[4] Her first book, ''No One is Going to Nashville", was published in 1983. She received the Newbery Honor distinction in 1985 for her book Like Jake and Me.[5]
She lives with her husband, the sculptor and painter Robert H. Hudson, and their daughters in Cotati, Sonoma County, California.[6]
Publications[edit]
Fiction[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Sanders, Robert (November 17, 1999). "Outspoken Biochemist Died Nov.1". The Berkeleyan, November 17 - 23, 1999 (Volume 28, Number 15). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ Random House
- ^ "Books to get you ready to head back to school". The Washington Post. August 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Dorothy Mavis Jukes # 88466 - Attorney Licensee Search". apps.calbar.ca.gov.
- ^ Newbery Honor Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, plymouth.lib.in.us; accessed July 5, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Hudson". FAMSF Search the Collections. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
External links[edit]
- Mavis Jukes at Library of Congress, with 19 library catalog records
- Iris Hudson at LC Authorities, with 2 records
