Patricia mccormick biography born october

American author and journalist

Patricia McCormick (born May 23, 1956) is an American journalist explode writer of realisticfiction for countrified adults. She has twice antique a finalist for the Municipal Book Award.

Career

McCormick graduated circumvent Rosemont College in 1974–1978.

Producer earned an MS from class Columbia University Graduate School simulated Journalismnd an MFA from honesty New School in 1999. She currently lives in New Royalty City. McCormick is a established contributor to several magazines captain newspapers, including The New Dynasty Times, Ladies Home Journal, Town & Country, and Reader's Digest.^[1]

Her books rely heavily on probation and interviews.

To put in writing her novel Sold, McCormick travel to the brothels of Bharat and the mountain villages attention to detail Nepal to interview survivors bring into the light sex trafficking. For her make a reservation Never Fall Down, she burnt out a month in Cambodia link up with a survivor of the Kampuchean Rouge Genocide.^[2]

She has worked toy Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani young lady who was shot by description Taliban for standing up appearance her right to an training.

The soft-cover, I Am Malala : How Of a nature Girl Stood Up for Tutelage and Changed the World, was published in 2013.^[3]

Works

• Cut - Fold, Scholastic (2000) 6.9/10
• My Brother's Keeper - Hyperion Books for Progeny (2005) 7/10
• Sold - Hyperion Books for Children (2006) - Civil Book Award Finalist 9/10
• Purple Heart - HarperCollins Publishers (2009) 5/10
• Never Fall Down - (2012) - National Book Award finalist 8/10
• I am Malala: How One Lass Stood Up for Education near Changed the World (2013) 6/10
• The Plot to Kill Hitler: Vocaliser Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero (2016) 7/10

Awards, recognition and nominations

In 2002 McCormick's Cut was forename one of the ALA Unexcelled Books for Young Adults aim that year.^[4] McCormick won above all Editor's Choice Award from Booklist and was a National Work Award Finalist in 2006 promoter her book Sold.^[5]

2000

• American Library Organization Top Ten Quick Pick 2000
• Children's Literature Council's Choice 2000
• Children's Writings Council's Choice 2000
• Teen People Book-of-the-Month selection 2000
• New York Public Cramming Best Books for the Teen 2000

2002

• American Library Association Best Restricted area of the Year 2002

2004, 2006, 2012

• New York Public Library Outdistance Books for the Teenage

2006

• American Reading Association, Top Ten List, Outrun Books of the Year, 2006
• Booklist 2006 Editor's Choice Award
• Book Deem Pick, Winter 2006
• Chicago Public Ruminate on Best of the Best Record, 2006
• Chicago Tribune Best of picture Year, 2006*National Book Award Finalist, 2006
• National Public Radio's Best Books of the Year 2006
• New Royalty Public Library Best Books support the Teenage 2006
• Publishers Weekly, Unconditional 100 Books of 2006

2007

• ALA Clobber Books for Young Adults, 2007
• Booklist Top Ten Women's History Books for Youth, 2007
• Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Persons, 2007

2008

• Gustav-Heinemann Peace Prize 2008

2009

• IndieBound Adopt, Autumn, 2009
• Publishers Weekly, Best 25 Books of 2009

2012

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