Edith Pattou

Summary

Edith Pattou is an American writer of fantasy fiction, including the novel East, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults for 2004. She was born in Evanston, Illinois, and she graduated from the Francis W. Parker School, Scripps College (B.A., English), Claremont Graduate School (M.A., English) and UCLA (M.L.I.S.). She is married to Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University. They have one child, a daughter.

Edith Pattou
BornEvanston, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksEast
Website
www.edithpattou.com

Bibliography edit

Songs of Eirren edit

  1. Hero's Song (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991)[1][2][3][4]
  2. Fire Arrow: the second song of Eirren (Harcourt Brace, 1998)[5]

East/West edit

1. East (Harcourt, 2003); UK title, North Child[6]

2. West (2018), sequel to East

Other works edit

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

Awards and honors edit

East edit

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2008) [7]

National Public Radio Best in Young Adult Fiction finalist (2012) [8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hero's Song (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "HERO'S SONG (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Book Review: Hero's Song by Edith Pattou". MuggleNet. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ Hero's Song (review). Booklist. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ Strauss, Victoria. "Fire Arrow (review)". SF Site. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ Rosser, Claire (Sep 2003). "Pattou, Edith. East.(Book Review)". Kliatt. 37 (5): 10. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Past Winners List". www.rebeccacaudill.org. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. ^ N; P; R (2012-07-24). "Young Adult Fiction Finalists". NPR. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

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