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Mavis Jukes

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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.

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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

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Fiction

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sanders, Robert (November 17, 1999). "Outspoken Biochemist Died Nov.1". The Berkeleyan, November 17 - 23, 1999 (Volume 28, Number 15). Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ "Random House". Archived from the original on 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  3. ^ "Books to get you ready to head back to school". The Washington Post. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Dorothy Mavis Jukes # 88466 - Attorney Licensee Search". apps.calbar.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ Newbery Honor Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, plymouth.lib.in.us; accessed July 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Robert Hudson". FAMSF Search the Collections. 2018-09-21. Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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