Patricia McCormick (1) (1956–)
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About the Author
Patricia McCormick, a two-time National Book Award finalist, is the author of five critically acclaimed novels: Never Fall Down, a novel based on the true story of an 11-year-old boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia by playing music; Purple Heart, a suspenseful psychological novel that mostrar mais explores the killing of a 10-year-old boy in Iraq; Sold, a deeply moving account of sexual trafficking; My Brother's Keeper, a realistic view of teenage substance abuse; and Cut, an intimate portrait of one girl's struggle with self-injury. McCormick grew up in central Pennsylvania. She worked as an assistant press secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1974-78, then went to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. McCormick studied fiction writing at The New School in New York City. Never Fall Down was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2012 and was named a New York Times Notable Book for 2012. It was also named a Best Book of the Year by iTunes, The Huffington Post, School Library Journal and the Chicago Public Library. McCormick was named a New York Foundation on the Arts fellow in 2004 and a MacDowell fellow in 2009. She is also the winner of the 2009 German Peace Prize for Youth Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Patricia McCormick
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World [Young Readers Edition] (2016) 2,386 exemplares
Associated Works
Friends: Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, and Unexpectedly True Friends (2005) — Contribuidor — 81 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1956-05-23
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
- Educação
- Rosemont College
Columbia University
New School - Ocupações
- journalist
author
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Discussions
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 9,889
- Popularidade
- #2,406
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 447
- ISBN
- 161
- Línguas
- 11