Pam Muñoz Ryan (2006)
Pam Muñoz Ryan, has written over 30
books for young people in many genres, including the novel,
Esperanza Rising, winner of the Pura Belpre Medal, the
Jane Addams Peace Award, an American Library Association (ALA)
Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, the Americas Award Honor and
other accolades. When Marian Sang is the recipient of
the National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award
for excellence in non-fiction. Becoming Naomi Leon
received the ALA Schneider Family Award, the Tomás Rivera Award,
and an ALA Notable. She is twice the recipient of the Willa
Cather Literary Award for Writing and a four-time nominee for the
California Young Reader Medal, receiving the medal for Riding
Freedom in 2000. To learn more about Ryan, visit her
website.
