Sonia Patel is an American psychiatrist and author of young adult novels.

Biography

Patel is a first-generation Indian immigrant. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

and her medical degree from the

John A. Burns School of Medicine The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) is part of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and is located on the island of O‘ahu, approximately three miles west of the university's Mānoa campus. The school was named after former Hawaiia ...

at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Patel works in Hawai'i on the islands of

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and

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. She primarily works with young adults who exhibit "emotional issues with behavioral manifestations, gender and/or sexuality issues, abuse of all types, and/or family conflicts, to improve their self-worth, relationships, decision-making, and moods." She also works with families to "resolve complicated family systems issues." She lives on the Hawaiian island of

with her spouse, two children, and dog.

Publications

* '' Rani Patel in Full Effect'', published October 11, 2016 by

Cinco Puntos Press Cinco Puntos Press is an imprint of publishing company Lee & Low Books. It is a general trade publisher that has received attention for its bilingual children's books and fiction and non-fiction focusing on the Mexico–United States border regi ...

* '' Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story'', published September 12, 2017 by

* ''

Bloody Seoul ''Bloody Seoul'' is a young adult novel by Sonia Patel, published July 2, 2019 by Cinco Puntos Press. Reception ''Bloody Seoul'' was generally well-received by critics. ''Booklist'' called the novel a "powerful story about family, redemption, ...

'', published July 2, 2019 by

* ''Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up'', expected to be published in 2023 by Penguin/ Nancy Paulsen Books * ''Ab(solutely) Normal'', edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter and Rocky Callen, expected to be published in 2023 by Candlewick Press

Awards and honors

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Sonia Living people Stanford University alumni John A. Burns School of Medicine alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American psychiatrists American women psychiatrists American writers of young adult literature Women writers of young adult literature 21st-century American women