Patricia McCormick (author) facts for kids

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.

Career

McCormick graduated from Rosemont College in 1974–1978. McCormick earned an MS from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1985–1986 and an MFA from the New School in 1999. She currently lives in New York City. McCormick is a frequent contributor to several magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Ladies Home Journal, Town & Country, and Reader's Digest.

Her books rely heavily on research and interviews.

She has worked with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for standing up for her right to an education. The book, moi malala : How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, was published in 2013.

Works

Cut - 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 was named one of the ALA Best Books for Young Adults for that year. McCormick won an Editor's Choice Award from Booklist and was a National Book Award 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 (Young People's Literature), finalist, Never Fall Down
New York Times Notable