Edith Pattou is an American writer of

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fiction, including the novel ''

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'', an

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for 2004. She was born in

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, and she graduated from the Francis W. Parker School,

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(B.A., English),

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(M.A., English) and

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(M.L.I.S.). She is married to Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at

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. They have one child, a daughter.

Bibliography

Songs of Eirren

# ''Hero's Song'' (

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, 1991) # ''Fire Arrow: the second song of Eirren'' (Harcourt Brace, 1998)

East/West

''1.

'' (Harcourt, 2003); UK title, ''North Child'' ''2. West'' (2018), sequel to ''East''

Other works

* ''Mrs. Spitzer's Garden'' (2001), picture book illustrated by Tricia Tusa * ''Ghosting'' (2014)

Awards and honors

East

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Nominee (2008)

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Best in Young Adult Fiction finalist (2012)

References

External links

Edith Pattou's website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pattou, Edith 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American young adult novelists American women novelists Scripps College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni Claremont Graduate University alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Women writers of young adult literature