Deborah Hopkinson is the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, including A Letter to My Teacher, which received two starred reviews, and the modern classic Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, which the New York Times called "inspiring." Her other books include Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; and Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. She lives in Oregon with her family.

Nik Henderson was raised in Strafford, Missouri, where he still lives, and studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. He is the illustrator of Trucks on Trucks by Sorche Fairbanks, which Booklist praised for its "eye-catching" art. Evidence! is his second picture book.

★ "[An] enthralling 1854-set work focused on epidemiology, smartly pitched for younger audiences as an intriguing medical mystery." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "A page-turning medical mystery that makes a compelling case for following the facts." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "Hopkinson deftly presents a nondidactic object lesson about evaluating information, showing the value of making decisions with facts rather than unverified opinions." --The Horn Book, starred review

"A detective-like story with clues and red herrings give this appeal to science-minded mystery lovers." --The Bulletin

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2024-08-13

Length: 39 pages