Patricia McCormick (born May 23, 1956) is an American journalist and writer of
realistic fiction for young adults. She has twice been a finalist for the
National Book Award
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The Nat ...
.
Career
McCormick graduated from
Rosemont College
, mottoeng = I will lift my eyes up to the hills
, established = 1921
, type = Private college
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
, president = J ...
in 1974–1978. McCormick earned an MS from the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism s ...
in 1985–1986 and an
MFA from the
New School
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in 1999. She currently lives in
New York City
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. McCormick is a frequent contributor to several magazines and newspapers, including ''
The New York Times
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'', ''
Ladies Home Journal
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'', ''
Town & Country'', and ''
Reader's Digest
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''.
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New York Public Library.
Her books rely heavily on research and interviews. To write her novel ''
Sold'', McCormick traveled to the brothels of India and the mountain villages of Nepal to interview survivors of sex trafficking. For her book ''Never Fall Down'', she spent a month in Cambodia with a survivor of the Khmer Rouge Genocide.
She has worked with
Malala Yousafzai
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, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for standing up for her right to an education. The book, ''I Am Malala : How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World'', was published in 2013.
Works
*''
Cut
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** A type of wound
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'' - PUSH, Scholastic (2000)
*''My Brother's Keeper'' - Hyperion Books for Children (2005)
*''
Sold'' - Hyperion Books for Children (2006) - National Book Award Finalist
*
Purple Heart' - HarperCollins Publishers (2009)
*''Never Fall Down'' - (2012) - National Book Award finalist
*''I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World'' (2013)
*''The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero'' (2016)
Awards, recognition and nominations
In 2002 McCormick's
Cut
Cut may refer to:
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* The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely-directed force
** A type of wound
** Cut (archaeology), a hole dug in the past
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** Cut (ea ...
was named one of the
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
The American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the YALSA division (Young Adult Library Services Association
Th ...
for that year. McCormick won an Editor's Choice Award from Booklist and was a
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors.
The Nat ...
Finalist in 2006 for her book ''
Sold''.
;2000
*American Library Association Top Ten Quick Pick 2000
*Children's Literature Council's Choice 2000
*Children's Literature Council's Choice 2000
*Teen People Book-of-the-Month selection 2000
*New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage 2000
;2002
*American Library Association Best Book of the Year 2002
;2004, 2006, 2012
*New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage
;2006
*American Library Association, Top Ten List, Best Books of the Year, 2006
*Booklist 2006 Editor's Choice Award
*Book Sense Pick, Winter 2006
*Chicago Public Library Best of the Best List, 2006
*Chicago Tribune Best of the Year, 2006*National Book Award Finalist, 2006
*National Public Radio's Best Books of the Year 2006
*New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage 2006
*Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2006
;2007
*ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 2007
*Booklist Top Ten Women's History Books for Youth, 2007
*Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2007
;2008
*Gustav-Heinemann Peace Prize 2008
;2009
*IndieBound Pick, Autumn, 2009
*Publishers Weekly, Best 25 Books of 2009
;2012
*
National Book Award
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The Nat ...
(Young People's Literature), finalist, ''Never Fall Down''
* New York Times Notable
References
External links
Official websiteMcCormick at FacebookMother Daughter Book Club.com Interview*
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1956 births
American writers of young adult literature
American children's writers
American women journalists
Living people
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
The New School alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Women writers of young adult literature
21st-century American women