Pam Muñoz Ryan Explained

Pam Muñoz Ryan
Birth Date:December 25, 1951
Birth Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:American
Genre:Children's and young adult
Notableworks:Esperanza Rising, Echo

Pam Muñoz Ryan (born December 25, 1951) is an American writer for children and young adults, particularly in the Multicultural genre.

Biography

Muñoz Ryan was born in Bakersfield, California.[1] She is half Mexican with Basque, Italian, and Oklahoman cultural influences.[2]

Muñoz Ryan has written over forty books for young people, including picture books, early readers, middle grade, and young adult novels. She has been the author recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature, and the Ludington Award for body of work. She is also the 2018 U.S. nominee for the International Hans Christian Andersen Award.[3] Her novel Esperanza Rising[4] was commissioned as a play by the Minneapolis Children's Theatre and has been performed in venues around the US, including the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston.[5]

Born Pamela Jeanne Banducci in Bakersfield, California, on December 25, 1951, her last name was changed before she attended school to match the name of her parents, Hope Bell, and the man she considered her real father, Donald Bell. As Pamela Bell, she attended McKinley Elementary and Longfellow Elementary. As a child, she did not fit in with the other children. Rather than being outside with friends, Muñoz Ryan was riding her bike to the library. She also briefly took music lessons in both piano and violin, but after her violin broke, she stopped taking lessons.[6] Muñoz Ryan attended Washington Jr. High, Bakersfield High School, and Bakersfield Community College. She then attended San Diego State University where she received a bachelor's degree. She married James Ryan in 1975. An early childhood teacher, he worked for the Escondido, California, school district for three years before they started their family. After her four children were born, she became the director of an early childhood program and went back to school to get her master's degree in Post-Secondary Education with the intention of teaching Children's Literature in college. When she finished her graduate program, she became interested in writing, and at the encouragement of her agent, Kendra Marcus, included her family name, Muñoz, to her signature, to reflect her Mexican heritage.[5]

Selected bibliography

Awards

Echo

The Dreamer, illustrated by Peter Sís

Becoming Naomi León

When Marian Sang, illustrated by Brian Selznick

Riding Freedom, illustrated by Brian Selznick

Esperanza Rising

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pam Muñoz Ryan's Biography - Scholastic.com. 1916-07-18.
  2. Web site: papertigers - interviews - Pam Muñoz Ryan. www.papertigers.org. 1916-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160928095151/http://www.papertigers.org/interviews/archived_interviews/pryan.html . 2016-09-28 . dead.
  3. Web site: Pam Munoz Ryan - New York Times Best Selling Author - Pam Muñoz Ryan. Pam Muñoz Ryan. en-US. 2017-10-27.
  4. Web site: Library to Host 2016 Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature . Library of Congress . 8 September 2016 . 8 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Author - Pam Muñoz Ryan. en-US. 2016-08-08.
  6. News: Q & A with Pam Muñoz Ryan. PublishersWeekly.com. 2018-04-27. en.
  7. [Association for Library Service to Children]
  8. Web site: Newbery Medal.
  9. Web site: Américas Award @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. www.claspprograms.org. 2016-08-09.
  10. Web site: Audie Award Winners. www.goodreads.com. 2016-08-09.
  11. Web site: 2015 Finalists: young readers Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. en-us. 2016-08-09.
  12. Web site: New-York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize.
  13. Web site: NAPPAawards.com. NAPPAawards.com. 2016-08-09.
  14. Web site: Winners PEN Center USA. penusa.org. 2016-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013053644/https://penusa.org/awards/winners. 2016-10-13. dead.
  15. Web site: The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present. admin. 1999-11-30. en. 2016-08-09.
  16. Web site: Américas Award.
  17. Web site: 2011 GOLD Winners. Belknap. Mary. 2016-08-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219163149/http://nautilusbookawards.com/2011_GOLD_Winners.html. 2011-12-19.
  18. Web site: Past Boston Globe -- Horn Book Award Winners — The Horn Book. www.hbook.com. 2016-08-09.
  19. Web site: Washington Parent. www.washingtonparent.com. 2016-08-09.
  20. Web site: The NAIBA Carla Cohen Free Speech Award - New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association. www.naiba.com. 2016-08-09.
  21. Web site: Der Träumer :: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org. 2016-08-09.
  22. Web site: The Pura Belpré Award winners, 1996-present. admin. 1999-11-30. en. 2016-08-09.
  23. Web site: Schneider Family Book Award Winners, 2004- Present Campbell University Libraries. www.lib.campbell.edu. 2016-08-09.
  24. Web site: Tomás Rivera Mexican American Book Award.
  25. Web site: Américas Award.
  26. Web site: Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Biography Award. 2015-04-10. en-US. 2016-08-09.
  27. http://sps.k12.mo.us/pvms/orbis_pictus_award.htm Orbis Pictus Awards 1990-2010
  28. Web site: Bank Street - List of Winners. www.bankstreet.edu. 2016-08-09.
  29. Web site: Previous Winners. Grand Canyon Reader Awards. 2016-08-09.
  30. Web site: 2000 Arkansas Simon Young Reader Honor. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203134535/http://www.library.arkansas.gov/ChildrensBookAwards/Documents/Winners-%20Simon%20Award%20Winners-%20web.pdf. 2013-12-03.
  31. Web site: Parenting Magazine’s Reading Magic Award.
  32. Web site: Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2001-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204020121/http://events.latimes.com/bookprizes/press-releases/2001-03-05/. dead. 2013-12-04. events.latimes.com. 2016-08-09.
  33. Web site: Judy Lopez Award Winners. judylopezbookaward.org. 2016-08-09.
  34. Web site: List of Past Winning Authors Libraries, LTD.. www.librariesltdaz.org. 2016-08-09.

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